Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session
Relating to: Joint Committee on Finance consideration of motions.
Budget bills and process Legislature — Finance, joint committee on Legislature — Legislative organization, joint committee on
- Introduced, stopped here
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill makes changes regarding Joint Committee on Finance consideration
of the biennial budget bill. These changes are as follows:
1. The bill provides that JCF may not consider or take executive action on any
motion relating to the biennial budget bill unless the motion has been distributed to
all members of JCF at least 48 hours before JCF considers or takes executive action
on the motion. The motion must also be posted on the LFB Internet site at least 48
hours before JCF considers or takes executive action on the motion. The 48-hour
notice and posting requirements do not apply to a motion that selects among
alternatives identified in any budget paper prepared and distributed by LFB.
2. The bill provides that, with the approval of the assembly cochairperson of
JCF, a representative of the assembly who is a member of JCF may offer any motion
relating to the biennial budget bill on behalf of a representative who is not a member
of JCF. In addition, the bill provides that, with the approval of the senate
cochairperson of JCF, a senator who is member of JCF may offer any motion relating
to the biennial budget bill on behalf of a senator who is not a member of JCF.