H*3710 Session 110 (1993-1994)
H*3710 Resolution, By House Rules
A House Resolution to amend Rule 5.3 of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, relating to the requirement that a certificate from the
Comptroller General be attached to every General Appropriations Bill and
supplemental Appropriations Bill, so as to provide that the certificate must
be from the Budget Division of the State Budget and Control Board instead of
the Comptroller General, and provide that in a report of the conference
committee on the annual Appropriations Bill any increase or decrease in the
official projection of general fund revenues of the Board of Economic Advisors
may not be included unless the revenue impact is certified by the Board, and
require that any changes to the official general fund revenue estimate as a
result of these provisions may not exceed amounts certified by the Board.
03/15/93 House Introduced and adopted HJ-11
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO AMEND RULE 5.3 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT
A CERTIFICATE FROM THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL BE
ATTACHED TO EVERY GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL, SO AS TO PROVIDE
THAT THE CERTIFICATE MUST BE FROM THE BUDGET
DIVISION OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD
INSTEAD OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL, AND PROVIDE
THAT IN A REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON
THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL ANY INCREASE OR
DECREASE IN THE OFFICIAL PROJECTION OF GENERAL FUND
REVENUES OF THE BOARD OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS MAY
NOT BE INCLUDED UNLESS THE REVENUE IMPACT IS
CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD, AND REQUIRE THAT ANY
CHANGES TO THE OFFICIAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE
ESTIMATE AS A RESULT OF THESE PROVISIONS MAY NOT
EXCEED AMOUNTS CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the first two paragraphs of Rule 5.3 of the Rules of the House of
Representatives are amended to read:
"Every General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental
Appropriations Bill for the ordinary expenses of State Government
before presentation shall have attached thereto a certificate from the
Comptroller General Budget Division of the State Budget
and Control Board stating that the total of the appropriations therein
provided for is not in excess of the estimated total revenue of the State
for such purposes, including that revenue which may be provided for in
the bill, or in any other bill previously passed by the House for the fiscal
year to which the bill is applicable, and an Appropriations Bill without
such certificate shall not be read the first time in the House, but shall be
returned to the Committee on Ways and Means by the Speaker. The
General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bills shall
include only provisions for appropriating funds, provisions affecting
revenue, and rules, regulations, directives and procedures relative
thereto; and no provision of an Appropriations Bill, and no amendment
thereto, shall be in order unless its substantial effect is directly germane
to these purposes. No provision shall be put in a permanent part of any
such bill unless it relates directly with an appropriation being made or
revenue provided therein for the fiscal year referred to in the bill. The
provisions of this paragraph shall be narrowly and strictly construed
with regard to all provisions of and amendments to the General
Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bills.
After passage on second reading and before its consideration on third
reading, every General Appropriations Bill and every Supplemental
Appropriations Bill shall have attached thereto a certificate from the
Comptroller General Budget Division of the State Budget
and Control Board that the total of the appropriations therein
provided is not in excess of the estimated total revenue of the State for
such purposes, including that revenue which may be provided in the
Bill, or in any other Bill previously passed by the House for the
fiscal year to which the bill is applicable, and if the Comptroller General
cannot give such certificate, the Speaker shall order the Bill recommitted
to the Ways and Means Committee. After the report of the Committee,
any amendment which it shall recommend may be adopted. The
following requirement applies to the report of the Conference
Committee on the Annual Appropriations Bill: Any provision offered
for inclusion in the Annual Appropriations Bill which increases or
decreases the most recent official projection of general fund revenues of
the Board of Economic Advisors may not be included in the bill or
recommendation unless the revenue impact is certified by the Board of
Economic Advisors. Changes to the official general fund revenue
estimate as a result of such provisions may not exceed amounts certified
by the Board of Economic Advisors. This requirement is in addition to
other provisions of law regarding fiscal impact statements."
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