Bill Text - HB269 (2012)

(New Title) relative to the authority of departments to transfer funds among budget accounting units.


Revision: April 27, 2012, midnight

HB 269-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

5Jan2012… 2714h

04/25/12 1731s

2011 SESSION

11-0586

05/10

HOUSE BILL 269-FN

AN ACT relative to the office of the secretary of state.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bowers, Sull 3; Rep. Mirski, Graf 10; Rep. Avard, Hills 20; Sen. White, Dist 9

COMMITTEE: Finance

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill states that the department of state is not a department of the state in the execution of the constitutional duties of the office of the secretary of state.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

5Jan2012… 2714h

04/25/12 1731s

11-0586

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to the office of the secretary of state.

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

1 New Paragraph; Department of State. Amend RSA 5:1 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

IV. Pursuant to RSA 9:1 the term "department" shall not apply to the department of state in the execution of the constitutional duties of the office of the secretary of state.

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

LBAO

11-0586

Amended 01/11/12

HB 269 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to the office of the secretary of state.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      The Department of Administrative Services states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment 2011-2714h), will have no impact on state revenues or expenditures. There will be no impact on county and local revenues or expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

    The Department of Administrative Services states this bill would increase the threshold for which transfers would need to be approved by the fiscal committee of the general court, which may reduce agency workload and be absorbed in current budgets.