Connecticut General Statutes 2-27a – Fiscal review of bills
(a) The speaker of the House, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the minority leader of the House or Senate, the House or Senate chairman or ranking minority member of any committee or the director of the Office of Fiscal Analysis may request the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to review any bill to provide the General Assembly with information as to its fiscal effect. The secretary, after consultation with any state agency affected by such bill or having special knowledge or information as to its fiscal effect, shall report his estimate of the change in revenue, the amount required to provide for increased liability or the amount of decrease of liability, as the case may be. Such report shall be made to the General Assembly within seven days after the request for review is received.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 2-27a
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
- Ranking minority member: The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee.
(b) This section shall not apply to (1) any appropriation or revenue bill included in the budget document as provided by section 4-74 or (2) any bill making supplemental appropriations as provided by section 4-82.