Bill Text - SB460 (2010)

Relative to the lapse of certain legislative and judicial branch appropriations.


Revision: Jan. 12, 2010, midnight

SB 460-FN-A – AS INTRODUCED

2010 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 460-FN-A

AN ACT relative to the lapse of certain legislative and judicial branch appropriations.

SPONSORS: Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15; Rep. Wallner, Merr 12; Rep. M. Smith, Straf 7; Rep. Norelli, Rock 16

COMMITTEE: Finance

ANALYSIS

This bill lapses certain sums appropriated to the legislative branch and the judicial branch to the general fund on or before June 30, 2011 pursuant to required operating budget adjustments.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to the lapse of certain legislative and judicial branch appropriations.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Legislative Branch; Operating Budget Savings; Lapse. Pursuant to required adjustments to the legislative branch budget, and notwithstanding the designation in the 2010-2011 operating budget that legislative appropriations are nonlapsing, the legislative branch shall lapse to the general fund on or before June 30, 2011 the sum of $847,000.

2 Judicial Branch; Operating Budget Savings; Lapse. Pursuant to required adjustments to the judicial branch budget, the judicial branch shall lapse to the general fund on or before June 30, 2011 the sum of $3,100,000.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBAO

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SB 460-FN-A - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to the lapse of certain legislative and judicial branch appropriations.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill will reduce state general fund expenditures by $3,947,000 in FY 2011. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue or on county and local expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

    The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill lapses, on or before June 30, 2011, $847,000 of general funds appropriated to the Legislative Branch and $3,100,000 of general funds appropriated to the Judicial Branch. These lapses will go towards the plan to reduce general fund appropriations by $25,000,000 through layoffs or personnel-related savings required pursuant to Chapter 144:289, Laws of 2009.