HF 3772

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to finance; requiring disclosure of status of fiscal note requests; providing
for appeal of fiscal note conclusions; providing for appeal of revenue estimates;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.98, subdivision 4, by adding a
subdivision; 270C.11, subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.98, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Uniform procedure.

The commissioner of finance shall prescribe a
uniform procedure to govern the departments and agencies of the state in complying
with the requirements of this section. new text begin The uniform procedure must include a system
for posting the date a fiscal note was requested, the requested completion date, and the
estimated completion date, as well as the display of those dates on the front page of each
completed fiscal note.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Appeals. new text end

new text begin Disputes over the conclusions of a fiscal note for a bill that are
not otherwise resolved may be appealed to the Legislative Advisory Commission. To
initiate an appeal, the chair of the house Committee on Ways and Means or the chair of the
senate Committee on Finance shall submit a written notice of appeal to the commissioner
of finance. The notice of appeal must identify the analytical conclusions being contested
and the reasons for contesting those conclusions. The commissioner of finance shall
schedule a meeting of the Legislative Advisory Commission to be held no later than five
days after the notice of appeal was submitted. The commission may agree to alter the
conclusions of a fiscal note. Any revised conclusions are considered the final estimate of
the fiscal impact of the bill for the current legislative session, so long as the fiscal elements
of the bill remain unchanged from those considered by the commission.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 270C.11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Revenue estimates; legislative bills.

new text begin (a) new text end Upon reasonable notice from
the chair of the house or senate tax committee that a bill is scheduled for hearing, the
commissioner shall prepare an estimate of the effect on the state's tax revenues which
would result from the passage of a legislative bill establishing, extending, or restricting
a tax expenditure. These revenue estimates shall contain the same information as
provided in subdivision 4 for expenditure items contained in the tax expenditure budget,
as appropriate.

new text begin (b) Disputes over the conclusions of a revenue estimate for a bill that are not
otherwise resolved may be appealed to a panel consisting of the majority leader of the
senate or a designee, the chair of the senate Tax Committee, the speaker of the house
of representatives or a designee, the chair of the house of representatives Committee
on Taxes, and the commissioner of revenue. To initiate an appeal, the chair of the
Committee on Taxes of the house of representatives or the chair of the Tax Committee
of the senate must submit a written notice of appeal to the commissioner of revenue.
The notice of appeal shall identify the analytical conclusions being contested and the
reasons for contesting those conclusions. The commissioner of revenue shall schedule a
meeting of the appeal panel to be held no later than five days after the notice of appeal
was submitted. The panel may agree to alter the conclusions of a revenue estimate. Any
revised conclusions are considered the final revenue estimate of the fiscal impact of the
bill for the current legislative session, so long as the fiscal elements of the bill remain
unchanged from those considered by the panel.
new text end