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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Tinnin		DATE TYPED:	02/23/03		HB	HCR 2
SHORT TITLE:		Limit Number of Bill Introductions				SB
					ANALYST:		Chavez, F.

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY03	FY04	FY03	FY04
		NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Concurrent Resolution 2 propose to add a new joint rule that would limit the number of bills introduced by each member of the state Legislature to ten bills during each legislative session. The limitation does not apply to simple or joint memorials or to resolutions, does not include five bills endorsed by an interim legislative committee, and the limitation may be suspended in either house by two-thirds’ vote. Each legislator can trade their allotment to another legislator in the same house.

Significant Issues

Several legislatures in other states have imposed such limits. The attachment, printed from the National Conference of State Legislatures website, provides a summary of these rules or statutes in other states.

HCR 2 does not address capital outlay requests.

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