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1998 SESSION

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SB 401 Impact statements for proposed legislation.

Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Impact statements. Codifies a process for preparing and distributing impact statements for proposed legislation and requires that the Division of Legislative Services prepare such impact statements. Currently, the Department of Planning and Budget, the Department of Taxation, the State Corporation Commission, and other agencies prepare legislative impact statements on most bills pursuant to a Governor's executive order. The bill requires that the impact statements include the assumptions and methodology use in calculating the fiscal impact. The measure is effective July 1, 1999.

FULL TEXT

• 01/23/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 985322661  pdf
• 02/17/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 985322661-E  pdf
• 03/10/98  House: Committee substitute printed 981215661-H1  pdf
• 04/01/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB401ER)  pdf
• 05/11/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0765)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/23/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 985322661
• 01/23/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/04/98  Senate: Assigned to Rules sub-committee: Studies
• 02/16/98  Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: Read second time
• 02/17/98  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/17/98  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/17/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/17/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 985322661-E
• 02/17/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (34-Y 6-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/19/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/20/98  House: Read first time
• 02/20/98  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 03/10/98  House: Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  House: Committee substitute printed 981215661-H1
• 03/10/98  House: Read second time
• 03/11/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/12/98  House: Read third time
• 03/12/98  House: Committee substitute agreed to 981215661-H1
• 03/12/98  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 981215661-H1
• 03/12/98  House: Passed House with substitute (82-Y 15-N)
• 03/12/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 15-N)
• 03/12/98  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/12/98  Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
• 03/12/98  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE SUBSTITUTE R (0-Y 40-N)
• 03/12/98  House: House insisted on substitute
• 03/12/98  House: House requested conference committee
• 03/12/98  Senate: Receded from objection to House Sub. agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/98  Senate: VOTE: RECEDE FROM OBJECTION R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/98  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/98  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE SUBSTITUTE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/01/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB401ER)
• 04/06/98  Senate: Enrolled
• 04/06/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/08/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/17/98  House: Bill became law, Chapter 765 (effective 7/1/99)
• 05/11/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0765)