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Senate committee hears bill to expand reporting on fiscal notes, lowers reporting threshold
Summary
The Senate Finance and Claims Committee heard testimony on House Bill 228, which would remove an existing sunset and require more frequent reporting on enacted legislation with larger-than-expected fiscal impacts, lowering the reporting trigger from $1,000,000 to $500,000 and moving to twice-yearly reports.
Representative Bill Mercer, sponsor of House Bill 228, told the Senate Finance and Claims Committee that the bill would remove an existing sunset and require more frequent reporting on the actual costs of implementing enacted legislation. Mercer said the bill grew from a transparency effort beginning in the 2021 session and related interim budget committee work intended to give appropriators clearer information about how enacted bills are being implemented.
Mercer said the bill would lower the…
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