Amendments to House Bill No. 2

3rd Reading Copy

Requested by Senator Ryan Osmundson

For the Senate Finance and Claims Committee

Prepared by Kris Wilkinson

March 29, 2021 (10:28am)

1. Page A-1, line 5: .

Strike: "10,025,441 10,608,879"       [General Fund FY22 FY23]

Insert: "10,223,417 10,968,583"       [General Fund FY22 FY23]

2. Page A-1: .

Following: line 9

Insert: "c. Session System Replacement and Website Integration (OTO)" 

Insert: "100,000 100,000"     [General Fund FY22 FY23]

Insert: "d. Retirement Termination Payouts (OTO)" 

Insert: "300,000"       [General Fund FY22]

3. Page A-1, line 11: .

Strike: "1,069,352"    [General Fund FY22]

Insert: "1,112,352"    [General Fund FY22]

4. Page A-1, line 19: .

Strike: "2,853,644 2,909,980"           [General Fund FY22 FY23 ]

Insert: "2,901,522 2,936,151"           [General Fund FY22 FY23]

5. Page A-1: .

Following: line 19

Insert: "a. Additional Audit Requirements for HB 632 (OTO)" 

Insert: "50,225 50,225"         [State Special Fund FY22 FY23]

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Explanation - This amendment increases general fund in the Legislative Services Division by $597,796 in FY 2022 and $477,704 in FY 2023 to provide $575,680 in personal services for the implementation of legislation increasing the Legislative Services Division's workload and to bring staff closer to their target market ratio, $200,000 in one-time-only funding in operating expenses for session system replacement, and $300,000 in one-time-only funding in transfers for anticipated retirement termination payouts anticipated during the 2023 biennium. In the Legislative Committees and Activities Program general fund is increased by $43,000 in FY 2022 for costs associated with having remote meeting coordinators assist with interim committee meetings. In the Legislative Audit Division general fund is increased by $47,878 in FY 2022 and $26,171 in FY 2023 and state special revenue is increased by $50,225 one time only in each year of the biennium, $157,049 in personal services and $17,450 in operating expenses to address increased audit services required due to HB 632, to providing temporary staff services, and to bring staff closer to their target market ratio.