HJR 72 Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the Governor from reducing any payment of public debt and requiring notification to the General Assembly when he or she makes specified payment changes of appropriations

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Current Bill Summary

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HJR 72 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies the Governor's budgetary authority. The Governor is prohibited from including in his estimate of available revenues moneys from proposed legislation or moneys from provisions of law set to expire during the ensuing appropriation period. Estimates of unspent fund balances may be included in estimated revenue available for subsequent fiscal years.

The Governor is prohibited from withholding expenditures for payments on public debt. The Governor must notify the General Assembly if the rate of expenditure for an appropriation, or any portion of an appropriation, is not in equal quarterly allotments. The General Assembly may reconsider any non-equal allotment in the same manner as an override of vetoed legislation. Such reconsideration may occur during regular session, special session, or veto session. If the General Assembly successfully reconsiders the rate of expenditure, the rate shall be in equal quarterly allotments.

MIKE HAMMANN

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