HB 1324-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 1324-FN
AN ACT requiring that budget requests made by the state government be limited by inflationary and population growth indices.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weyler, Rock 18; Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 20; Rep. Rogers Johnson, Rock 25; Rep. Major, Rock 16; Rep. Harrington, Straf 4; Sen. Boyce, Dist 4
This bill requires that budget requests made by the state government be limited by inflationary and population growth indices.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-2229
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT requiring that budget requests made by the state government be limited by inflationary and population growth indices.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Budget and Appropriations; Budget Request Restriction Established. Amend RSA 9 by inserting after section 3-a the following new section:
9:3-b Budget Request Restriction.
I. Each branch or department of the state shall limit its budget requests for annual increases in the biennial budget to the inflation increases, based on either the Consumer Price Index (all items) for the United States of America, or the population growth of the state as measured by the decennial census of the office of state planning, whichever is more recent.
II. Extraordinary increases, which may result from natural disasters, new procedures, or changes in responsibility, shall be listed separately in the budget request if they exceed the benchmarks established in paragraph I and shall be identified as "extraordinary increases".
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
01-2229
6/1/01
HB 1324-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT requiring that budget requests made by the state government be limited by inflationary and population growth indices.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Administrative Services stated they are unable to determine the fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department indicated this bill requires that budget requests made by each branch or department of the state be limited by inflationary and populations growth indices. The Department cannot determine the fiscal impact of this bill at this time.