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H0372.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNT - Amends existing law to increase the amount of moneys
transferred to the Legislative Account from the General Fund by the state
controller commencing June 1, 2001; and appropriating $345,000 to the
Legislative Account.
03/21 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/22 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 66-2-2
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley,
McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer,
Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Swan(Block), Tilman,
Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Callister, Hammond
Absent and excused -- Jones, Smith
Floor Sponsor -- Lake
Title apvd - to Senate
03/22 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/23 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/26 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee,
Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor -- Whitworth
Title apvd - to House
03/28 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
Pres signed
03/29 To Governor
04/02 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 305
Effective: 04/02/01
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 372
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNT; AMENDING SECTION 67-451, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MONEYS TRANSFERRED TO THE LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNT FROM
4 THE GENERAL FUND BY THE STATE CONTROLLER COMMENCING JUNE 1, 2001 AND TO
5 MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; APPROPRIATING MONEYS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO
6 THE LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 67-451, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 67-451. LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNT CREATED -- DUTIES OF CONTROLLER -- DISBURSE-
11 MENTS FROM ACCOUNT -- REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS. (1) There is hereby created in
12 the state treasury the legislative account. The legislative account shall con-
13 sist of such moneys as are placed into it by other appropriations, by receipts
14 paid into the legislative account, and the moneys appropriated and transferred
15 into it according to the provisions of this act.
16 (2) There is hereby appropriated out of the general fund and transferred
17 into the legislative account, and commencing July June 1, 19932001, the state
18 controller is authorized and directed to make such transfers in the amounts
19 shown on each of the following dates in each year:
20 January 1 $1,17520,000
21 March 1 $1,17520,000
22 June 1 $921,175,000
23 September 1 $1,07385,000
24 (3) The president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house
25 of representatives are hereby authorized to make expenditures out of the leg-
26 islative account for any necessary expenses of the legislature and the legis-
27 lative account is hereby perpetually appropriated for any necessary expenses
28 of the legislature. Necessary expenses of the legislature shall include, but
29 are not necessarily limited to, salaries and wages of officers, members, and
30 employees of the legislature, consultants and other expert or professional
31 personnel, travel expenses of officers, members, and employees of the legisla-
32 ture, other current expenses incurred in any operation or function of the leg-
33 islature, premiums for life, accidental death and dismemberment, hospital,
34 medical, surgical and major medical insurance for members of the legislature
35 during their terms of office, and for employees of the legislature during the
36 period of their employment, and capital outlay items necessary for any opera-
37 tion or function of the legislature. The signature of the president pro tem-
38 pore of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives on any
39 voucher or claim for payment shall be sufficient authority for the state con-
40 troller to pay the same. Expenses for any interim activity of the legislature
41 or legislators shall be paid in the same manner. Expenses for any interim leg-
42 islative committees shall be paid in the same manner, if previously authorized
43 by concurrent resolution.
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1 (4) The state controller is hereby directed to devise and implement a
2 financial reporting and control system for the purposes of this act that
3 exempts legislative expenditures from any other provision of law, and the leg-
4 islative account shall be specifically exempt from the provisions of chapter
5 35, title 67, Idaho Code, and shall be specifically exempt from the provisions
6 of chapter 36, title 67, Idaho Code. Such system must produce a report as of
7 the end of each calendar month that clearly shows additions to the account,
8 the unexpended balance in the account, the expenditures to date, and the
9 expenditures for the month reported, suitably detailed in such manner as the
10 presiding officers may instruct the state controller. A copy of such report
11 must be delivered to the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker
12 of the house of representatives and to the governor by no later than the fifth
13 working day of the following month.
14 SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $345,000 from the Gen-
15 eral Fund to the Legislative Account.
16 SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
17 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
18 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11266
This bill increases the amount appropriated and transferred from
the General Fund to the Senate and House legislative accounts in
accordance with Section 67-451, Idaho Code. These transfers occur
each January 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Currently, the
total amount appropriated each year is $4,350,000, split 60:40
between the House and Senate. These proposed changes to Section
67-451 become effective on June 1, 2001. Section 2 of this
legislation transfers $345,000 immediately upon passage of the bill
to deal with projected cash flow needs in FY 2002.
The last statutory change to the funding level for the Legislature
was in July 1993, which was a reduction of $300,000 rather than an
increase. The amount was last increased to $4,650,000 on March 1,
1991, and before that to $3,250,000 on June 1, 1989.
FISCAL IMPACT
The impact to the General Fund is $595,000 in FY 2001, and
$1,250,000 in future years. The total amount of the legislative
transfer will be $5,600,000 each year.
Contact
Name: Sen. Robert Geddes
Phone: 332-1300
Rep. Bruce Newcomb
Phone: 332-1111
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE Bill No. 372