Rule 7.16.  Fiscal notes; requirement; capital outlay appropriations, amendments

A.(1)  Every bill, joint resolution, and simple or concurrent resolution, which will affect the receipt, expenditure, or allocation of state funds in an amount of one hundred thousand dollars or greater in any fiscal year or of the funds of any political subdivision of the state in an amount of one hundred thousand dollars or greater in any fiscal year or which will authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds or other general obligations of the state shall have a fiscal note attached to it prior to its adoption or its consideration on final passage.  Whenever a measure which affects the receipt, expenditure, or allocation of state funds in an amount of one hundred thousand dollars or greater in any fiscal year or of the funds of any political subdivision of the state in an amount of one hundred thousand dollars or greater in any fiscal year or which will authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds or other general obligations of the state has been reported by any committee of the House without a fiscal note filed with the Clerk, or which needs a revised fiscal note prepared and filed with the Clerk due to the adoption of committee amendments, the Clerk shall request a fiscal note on the measure be so prepared and filed.  The determination of the need to obtain a fiscal note shall be made by the Clerk, with due consideration of the recommendation of House Legislative Services staff.  If upon the measure being called for final passage or final consideration a current fiscal note has not been filed with the Clerk, the measure shall be returned to the calendar.

(2)(a)  There is hereby created the Fiscal Note Review Committee which shall be composed of three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House.

(b)  Whenever the author of a measure questions the information contained in a fiscal note on the measure, he may request the Fiscal Note Review Committee to review the content of the fiscal note.  When the Fiscal Note Review Committee  receives a request from an author, it shall review the fiscal note and shall notify the author whether the committee approves the information contained within the fiscal note or recommends that a revised fiscal note be obtained.

(c)  When the Fiscal Note Review Committee receives a request to review a fiscal note pursuant to this Paragraph, the Fiscal Note Review Committee shall review and make a determination regarding the fiscal note no later than three days after receipt of the request.  If the Fiscal Note Review Committee fails to make a determination regarding the fiscal note within the time period provided in this Subparagraph, the fiscal note is deemed approved.

B.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph G of Joint Rule No. 4, every bill, joint resolution, and simple or concurrent resolution, and every amendment thereto, which appropriates monies for capital outlay purposes shall have a fiscal note attached as otherwise required by Joint Rule No. 4.  In addition to the requirements of Paragraph C(4) of Joint Rule No. 4, the worksheet of the fiscal note attached to each such measure shall include a feasibility study and needs assessment as required by R.S. 39:101 for inclusion in the capital outlay budget.

C.  If an actuarial note is required by R.S. 24:521, the actuarial note shall serve as the fiscal note required by this Rule.

HR 6, 2nd Ex. Sess., 1980; HR 33, 1997, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; HR 45, 1998, eff. May 20, 1998; HR 3, 1999, April 5, 1999; HR 12, 2010, eff. May 25, 2010.