HB 411: "An Act relating to introduction of measures."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 411 01 "An Act relating to introduction of measures." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 24.08.035 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 24.08.035. Fiscal notes on bills. (a) Before a bill or resolution, except an 05 appropriation bill, is reported from the committee of first referral, there shall be 06 attached to the bill a fiscal note containing an estimate of the amount of the 07 appropriation increase or decrease that would result from enactment of the bill for the 08 current fiscal year and five succeeding fiscal years or, if the bill has no fiscal impact, a 09 statement to that effect shall be attached. The fiscal note or statement shall be prepared 10 in conformity with the requirements of this section by the department or departments 11 affected and may be reviewed by the office of management and budget. The fiscal 12 note or statement shall be delivered to the committee requesting it within three days 13 after [OF] the request. If the bill is presented by the governor or by the chief justice 14 of the Alaska Supreme Court for introduction in accordance with AS 24.08.060(b) 15 and the uniform rules of the legislature, the fiscal note or statement shall be attached to
01 the bill before the bill is introduced. An amendment or a substitute bill proposed by a 02 committee of referral that changes the fiscal impact of a bill shall be explained in a 03 revised fiscal note or statement attached to the bill. 04 (b) In addition to the fiscal note required by this section, the prime sponsor of 05 a bill or resolution, or all joint prime sponsors acting together, may prepare a fiscal 06 note in conformity with the requirements of this section and submit it to the committee 07 of first referral or the finance committee. A committee may prepare an additional 08 fiscal note in conformity with the requirements of this section. 09 (c) A fiscal note for a bill or resolution must contain the following 10 information: 11 (1) the fiscal impact on existing programs; 12 (2) the fiscal impact of new programs or activities; 13 (3) a line item detail of the fiscal impact; 14 (4) the source of funds expected to be used [UTILIZED] by general 15 fund source, federal fund source, or other identified source; 16 (5) the number of new positions that may be required, identified as 17 full-time, part-time, or temporary; 18 (6) an analysis of how the figures in the fiscal note were derived; 19 (7) additional information necessary to explain the fiscal note; 20 (8) a fiscal impact projection for the current fiscal year and for the 21 succeeding five fiscal years; and 22 (9) formal information consisting of 23 (A) the bill or resolution number; [,] 24 (B) the name of the prime sponsor or the names of the joint 25 prime sponsors; [,] 26 (C) the date the fiscal note was prepared; [,] 27 (D) the name of the committee requesting the fiscal note; [,] 28 (E) the name and telephone [PHONE] number of the person 29 who prepared the fiscal note; [,] and 30 (F) the budget request unit, program, or subprogram affected. 31 (d) The original of a fiscal note shall be submitted to the Division of
01 Legislative Finance and copies shall be sent to the prime sponsor or to each of the 02 joint prime sponsors, the committee requesting the fiscal note, and the office of 03 management and budget. 04 (e) Repealed. 05 * Sec. 2. AS 24.08.050 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 24.08.050. Prefiling of bills and resolutions. Any member of the 07 legislature whose term extends into a forthcoming regular session [OR 08 LEGISLATURE], or a member-elect, may request [FILE] a bill or resolution or a 09 proposal for a bill or resolution for prefiling as prime sponsor from [WITH] the 10 Legislative Affairs Agency at any time before January 1. A group of members or 11 members-elect may request a measure for prefiling as joint prime sponsors. The 12 agency shall place a prefiled bill or resolution, which is approved by the prime 13 sponsor or by all joint prime sponsors, in proper form and deliver it to the chief clerk 14 or secretary of the appropriate house on the day on which the next session convenes 15 or is organized for business. Prefiled bills or resolutions shall be considered as 16 introduced on the day of their delivery to each house. 17 * Sec. 3. AS 24.08.060 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 24.08.060. Introduction of measures [BILLS]. (a) A member of the 19 legislature, a group of members, or a committee chair [CHAIRMAN], with the 20 concurrence of a majority of the active members of the committee and on behalf of the 21 committee, may introduce a bill or resolution. Bills and resolutions shall be prepared 22 and introduced in the manner and form prescribed in the uniform rules and the 23 legislative style manual. 24 (b) Measures [BILLS] introduced by the legislative council shall be delivered 25 with a letter of explanation to the rules committee of either house and bear the 26 inscription "Rules Committee by Request of the Legislative Council." Measures [; 27 BILLS] introduced by the Administrative Regulation Review Committee shall be 28 delivered with a letter of explanation to the rules committee of either house and bear 29 the inscription "Rules Committee by Request of the Administrative Regulation 30 Review Committee." Measures [; BILLS] introduced by the Legislative Budget and 31 Audit Committee shall be delivered with a letter of explanation to the rules committee
01 of either house and bear the inscription "Rules Committee by Request of the 02 Legislative Budget and Audit Committee." Measures [BILLS] presented by the 03 governor shall be delivered with a letter to the rules committee of either house and 04 bear the inscription "Rules Committee by Request of the Governor." They [; BILLS 05 SO PRESENTED AND INSCRIBED] shall be received as measures [BILLS] 06 carrying the approval of the governor as to policy and budget impact. The governor 07 may submit a statement of purpose and effect with each measure [BILL] and appear 08 personally or through a representative before any committee considering the 09 proposed legislation. Measures presented by the chief justice of the Alaska 10 Supreme Court shall be delivered with a letter to the rules committee of either 11 house and bear the inscription "Rules Committee by Request of the Chief 12 Justice." They shall be received as measures carrying the approval of the chief 13 justice as to policy. The chief justice may submit a statement of purpose and 14 effect with each measure and appear personally or through a representative 15 before any committee considering the proposed legislation.