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Champagne HR No. 31
Abstract: Requires any legislative instrument with an estimated fiscal cost of $100,000 or more
annually of state general funds, or with an estimated decrease in revenues to the state of
$500,000 or more, to be recommitted to the Appropriations Committee, if reported by a
different standing committee.
Present House Rule (House Rule 6.8) requires the recommittal of certain legislative instruments
including constitutional amendments (Civil Law & Procedure); resolutions proposing certain
studies (House and Governmental Affairs); the Capital Outlay Bill (Appropriations); the MFP
concurrent resolution (Appropriations); special funds (Appropriations); Senate instruments with
a fiscal cost of $500,000 or more (Appropriations); Senate instruments with a net decrease in fees
or a net increase in fees or taxes of $500,000 or more (Ways & Means); public records
exceptions (House and Governmental Affairs); and provisions to join an interstate compact
(House and Governmental Affairs).
Present House Rule requires any Senate instrument with an estimated fiscal cost of $500,000 or
more annually in any one of the three ensuing fiscal years as reflected in the fiscal note or with a
fiscal cost which, although not specified, is indicated in the fiscal note as likely to be $500,000 or
more annually in any of the three ensuing fiscal years to be recommitted to the Committee on
Appropriations if reported by another standing committee.
Proposed House Rule instead requires any legislative instrument with an estimated fiscal cost of
$100,000 or more annually of state general funds in any one of the three ensuing fiscal years as
reflected in the fiscal note or with a fiscal cost that, although not specified, is indicated in the
fiscal note as likely to be $100,000 or more annually of state general funds in any of the three
ensuing fiscal years to be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations if reported by another
standing committee.
Proposed House Rule further requires any legislative instrument that is estimated to cause or
result in a reduction in revenues to the state of $500,000 or more annually in any one of the three
ensuing fiscal years as reflected in the fiscal note to be recommitted to the Committee on
Appropriations if reported by another standing committee and provides that this proposed House
Rule is repealed effective Jan. 11, 2016.
(Amends House Rule 6.8(F))