Wisconsin Assembly Bill 739 (2008)

From Sunshine Review

Assembly Bill 739 was introduced January 29, 2008. Sponsored by Rep. Rich Zipperer (R-Pewaukee) and Sen. Joe Leibham (R-Sheboygan), the bill would prohibit state agencies from including earmarks and non-fiscal policy items in the budget. It also attempts to increase transparency by identifying those requesting earmarks and non-fiscal items.

Contents 1 Budget Modification Report 2 Earmark Transparency Report 3 Voting on the Budget 4 Status 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Budget Modification Report

The bill requires the Secretary of Administration to prepare a biennial state agency budget modification report. This is to include:

• Identifying every proposal in the executive budget that was requested by a state agency, but that was altered by the governor
• Identifying each proposal in the budget not requested by a state agency
• A statement of costs for each of these proposals
• The policy reason for including each proposal
• The intended beneficiary of each proposal

[edit] Earmark Transparency Report

The Legislative Fiscal Bureau will be responsible for preparing an Earmark Transparency Report on each biennial budget bill and amendment. This report is to include:

• A list of all earmarks and non-fiscal policy items
• The cost for each earmark and non-fiscal policy item
• The beneficiary of each earmark and non-fiscal policy item
  • If the beneficiary is an individual, it must identify the individual's assembly and senate district
  • If an entity, it must identify the assembly and senate district where the entity is located
• For all amendments, the report will show the representative or senator who proposed it

[edit] Voting on the Budget

The Joint Committee cannot vote on a budget bill until at least 48 hours have passed since the earmark transparency report has been distributed to all members of the legislature.

Neither legislative house can pass a budget bill until at least 48 hours have passed since the earmark transparency report has been distributed to all members of the legislature.

[edit] Status

Assembly Bill 739 passed the assembly, but the senate failed to act on it before the end of the legislative session.^[1]

[edit] External links

• "Wisconsin Assembly Bill 739 Full Text"

[edit] References

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