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HB0048 • 2017
AN ACT relating to the legislature; providing for an indication of local government costs in fiscal notes as specified; and providing for an effective date.
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The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.
H:DO PASS FAILED in Accordance with House Rule 5-4: 2-5-0-0-0
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
H Received for Introduction
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2017 STATE OF WYOMING 17LSO-0075 Introduced 1.3 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0048 Fiscal information in legislation. Sponsored by: Representative(s) Steinmetz, Biteman, Edwards and Madden and Senator(s) Driskill A BILL for AN ACT relating to the legislature; providing for an indication of local government costs in fiscal notes as specified; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1 . W.S. 28 ‑ 8 ‑ 105( d) is amended to read: 28 ‑ 8 ‑ 105 . Duties of director and staff; prefiling bills; fiscal notes. (d) The legislative service office shall provide fiscal notes for all proposed legislation having a fiscal impact, indicating fiscal and personnel impact and revenue generated or required by the proposed legislation, in such form and under such conditions as specified by joint rule of the legislature. F iscal notes shall only quantify impact at the state level but and shall also reflect any changes to the total amount of revenue distributed from the state to local governme nts under a statutory formula . Fiscal notes shall include a notice when the proposed legislation will mandate increased costs to cities, towns, counties or school districts and shall include an estimate of those costs to the extent practical . Fiscal notes shall be submitted to the sponsor of the bill for review and approval prior to attachment to the bill. Section 2 . This act is effective July 1, 201 7 . (END) 1 HB0048