Archive: Budget

  • Balanced Budget Certification Act March 15, 2013

     Balanced Budget Certification Act Summary Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring {Appropriate Statewide Elected Official Not Involved in Writing or Approving the State Budget} to estimate state revenues and certify that all spending proposed by the Legislature is funded with available [...]

  • Resolution on Effects of Defense Sequestration on US National Security and the US Economy March 15, 2013

    Resolution on Effects of Defense Sequestration on US National Security and the US Economy Summary This resolution addresses the bipartisan concern that defense sequestration, or the automatic spending cuts to the defense budget, will have a significant national security impact [...]

  • Federal Receipts Reporting Requirements Act March 15, 2013

    Federal Receipts Reporting Requirements Act Summary This bill requires all state agencies and political subdivisions to disclose (i) total federal receipts; (ii) the percentage such receipts are of their respective budget, and (iii) what their specific contingency plan is if [...]

  • 72- Hour Budget Review Act March 15, 2013

     72- Hour Budget Review Act Section 1. {Title} (A) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “72-Hour Budget Review Act.” Section 2. {Statement of Purpose} (A) The Legislature finds that public participation in the legislative process [...]

  • Efficiency in Government Act March 15, 2013

    Efficiency in Government Act Summary This bill establishes a framework for promoting bidding and streamlining government activities at the State level. It allows State officials to consider government priorities by determining what activities are inherently governmental and which could be [...]

  • Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act March 15, 2013

    Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act Summary Unfunded federal mandates on state and local governments have become a tremendous financial burden. It has been estimated that during the 1990s, state and local governments will spend more than $200 billion to comply [...]

  • Budget Reserve Account Act March 15, 2013

    Budget Reserve Account Act Summary To help protect a state from sudden, unanticipated revenue shortfalls, budget reserve accounts should be implemented. These special funds provide a cushion for states in the event of economic hard times. Instead of immediately raising [...]

  • Conditional Federal Funds Control Act March 15, 2013

    Conditional Federal Funds Control Act Summary     The purpose of this legislation is to coordinate the acceptance of federal conditional funds among the several states. Conditional federal fund programs (such as Medicaid) now account for 40 percent of the average [...]

  • Constitutional Amendment Requiring State Approval for Increases in Federal Debt March 15, 2013

      Constitutional Amendment Requiring State Approval for Increases in Federal Debt             Whereas, Article V of the Constitution of the United States provides authority for a  Convention to be called by the Congress of the United States for the purpose [...]

  • Federal Grant Review Act March 15, 2013

    Federal Grant Review Act Summary A major problem affecting state legislatures in maintaining fiscally sound government and reconciling competing needs for state revenues is the continuing participation of their states in federal programs that obligate state revenues and resources. State [...]