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2009 SESSION
HJ 789 Constitutional amendment; limits appropriations in fiscal year to preceding year's (1st reference).
Introduced by: G. Manoli Loupassi | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); limit on appropriations. Limits total appropriations in a year to the preceding year's total appropriations plus a percentage equal to the sum of the percentage increase in the rate of inflation plus the rate of population increase. However, additional appropriations may be made (i) for tax relief, (ii) for deposits to the Revenue Stabilization Fund, or (iii) for nonrecurring capital projects. "Total appropriations" is defined so as not to include appropriated moneys that are received from the federal government or an agency or unit thereof. This resolution incorporates HJ 724.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/09 House: Presented and ordered printed 095588606 pdf
- 02/06/09 House: Committee substitute printed 095622606-H1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/23/09 House: Presented and ordered printed 095588606
- 01/26/09 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/27/09 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
- 02/02/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 02/06/09 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/06/09 House: Committee substitute printed 095622606-H1
- 02/08/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/09 House: Taken up
- 02/10/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 095622606-H1
- 02/10/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ789H1
- 02/10/09 House: Agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N)
- 02/10/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (53-Y 44-N)
- 02/11/09 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/11/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/09 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 10-N)