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Representative proposes study committee to overhaul fiscal notes and LBA workload
Summary
Rep. Chris Muns told the committee that fiscal notes often capture only near-term agency costs and miss broader benefits; he proposed a bipartisan study committee to review statutory thresholds, LBA staffing and guidance for fuller cost-benefit analysis.
Rep. Chris Muns told the committee he began HB 157 after discussions with the Legislative Budget Assistant and other members and that current fiscal notes often show only direct agency costs rather than a fuller economic picture.
"To assist us with that responsibility, certain bills we consider are accompanied by a fiscal note," Muns said. He described the Cannon Mountain tramway as an example where a narrow fiscal note…
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