RESOLUTION ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.J.R. 1 |
By: Bonnen, Greg |
Appropriations |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of certain state appropriations, which limits that rate based on the estimated rate of growth of the state's economy, should be revised. C.S.H.J.R. 1 proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the rate of growth of appropriations based on the rate of growth in the state's population and the estimated rate of inflation.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this resolution does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this resolution does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.J.R. 1 proposes an amendment to the Texas Constitution to replace the limit on the rate of growth of appropriations from state tax revenues not dedicated by the constitution set at the estimated rate of growth of the state's economy with a limit on the rate of growth of appropriations from all sources of state revenue other than the federal government set at, in any biennium, the estimated rate of growth in the state's population during the biennium for which appropriations are made, adjusted by the estimated rate of inflation in the state during the same period. The resolution changes the record vote needed for the legislature to provide for appropriations in excess of the limit from a majority of the members of each house to three-fifths of those members.
C.S.H.J.R. 1 adds a temporary provision set to expire January 1, 2020, making the resolution applicable only in relation to appropriations made for the 2020-2021 state fiscal biennium and subsequent state fiscal bienniums.
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ELECTION DATE
The constitutional amendment proposed by this joint resolution will be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.J.R. 1 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the resolution.
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