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."