HLS 201ES-107 REENGROSSED
2020 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 8
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES
JOINT RULES: Requires all fiscal notes to be requested in writing and requires the name
of the person who requested the fiscal note to appear on the face of the fiscal note
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To adopt Joint Rule No. 4(H) of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives
3 to provide relative to fiscal notes.
4 BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of Louisiana that Joint Rule No. 4(H) of the
5Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives is hereby adopted to read as follows:
6 Joint Rule No. 4. Fiscal Notes
7 * * *
8 H. All requests for a fiscal note shall be made to the appropriate legislative
9 officer in writing. The legislative officer responsible for preparing the note shall
10 include the name of the person who requested the fiscal note on the face of the fiscal
11 note.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 8 Reengrossed 2020 First Extraordinary Session James
Abstract: Requires all fiscal notes to be requested in writing and requires the legislative
officer responsible for preparing the note to include the name of the person who
requested the fiscal note on the face of the fiscal note.
Present Joint Rule requires certain specified legislative instruments to have a fiscal note
attached to it prior to its consideration by any committee of either house, unless the
committee otherwise decides, and prior to its consideration on final passage in either house.
Present Joint Rule further provides that a fiscal note shall not constitute a part of the law
proposed by the measure to which it is attached and may be requested by the chief clerical
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officer of either house, the author of the instrument or amendment, or the chairman of the
appropriate legislative committee
Proposed Joint Rule further requires all requests for a fiscal note to be made to the
appropriate legislative officer in writing. Further requires the legislative officer responsible
for preparing the note to include the name of the person who requested the fiscal note on the
face of the fiscal note. Otherwise retains present Joint Rule.
(Adds Joint Rule 4(H))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed resolution:
1. Broaden the proposed rule requirement regarding requests for fiscal notes, from
requiring requests to be made via email to requiring requests to be made in
writing.
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