H0826B1841A02264 SFL:JSL 06/18/15 #90 A02264
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 826
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE SIMS
Printer's No. 1841
Amend Bill, page 1, line 14, by striking out all of said line
and inserting
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
executive
Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting between lines 16 and 17
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or
regulation to the contrary, selected legislation, including a
joint or concurrent resolution, referred to either the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate or the Judiciary Committee
of the House of Representatives may include a judicial impact
statement as a means of assessing the effects of the selected
legislation on the courts and the Department of Corrections.
All judicial impact statements prepared in accordance with
this paragraph shall be published in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin. A judicial impact statement, when requested by a
Senator or Representative, shall be prepared by the
Independent Fiscal Office established under 71 Pa.C.S. ยง 4103
(relating to office established) in consultation with the
Administrative Office of the Supreme Court and, if determined
appropriate by the Independent Fiscal Office, the Secretary
of Corrections. A judicial impact statement shall include,
but not be limited to, an estimate, in dollars, of the amount
by which the selected legislation would increase or decrease
revenues or expenditures of the unified judicial system and
the Department of Corrections, and any other information
which explains the fiscal effect of the selected legislation
on manpower and costs to the unified judicial system and the
Department of Corrections.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 17, by striking out "a paragraph"
and inserting
paragraphs
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(9) Prepare a judicial impact statement on selected
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legislation, including any joint or concurrent resolution,
referred to the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and the
Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, when
requested by a Senator or Representative. Other legislation,
including a joint or concurrent resolution, concerned with
the administration of justice or the Department of
Corrections may be analyzed as staff resources permit. Each
judicial impact statement prepared in accordance with this
paragraph shall:
(i) Include a fiscal analysis of the legislation or
joint or concurrent resolution.
(ii) Include a description of the potential impact
on manpower and costs to the unified judicial system and
the Department of Corrections, if applicable.
(ii) Be presented to the respective committee
members prior to the date on which the legislation,
including a joint or concurrent resolution, will be
considered by the appropriate standing committee.
Judicial impact statements authorized under this paragraph
shall be prepared on a 12-month trial basis. Thereafter, the
cost and effectiveness of judicial impact statements shall be
evaluated by the office, in consultation with the chairman
and minority chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the
Senate, or their designees, and the chairman and minority
chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House of
Representatives, or their designees.
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