Bill > A08797

This bill enacts the Online Revenues and Expenditures Transparency Act, which requires the development of a single, searchable budget database website accessible to the public at no cost. The website will include information on annual state expenditures and funding actions, bond debt payments, local aid to cities and towns, annual revenues, annual bonded indebtedness, links to state audits or reports, and other relevant information. The bill sets a deadline of January 1, 2021 for the creation of the website and requires the director of the budget to update it as new data becomes available, with agencies required to provide the necessary data within 30 days. The bill also specifies that the website must retain information for at least 10 years and that the data must be available in a searchable and aggregate manner.