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HR 9 Engrossed 2021 Regular Session Zeringue
Abstract: Requires any legislative instrument 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 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 also 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.
(Adds House Rule 6.8(F)(2))