Bill > HB1166

This bill modifies the existing law regarding budget trailer bills in New Hampshire by adding new restrictions on their contents and purpose. Specifically, the bill requires that the trailer bill, which is a separate document from the main budget bill, can only include statutory changes that are explicitly necessary to implement the biannual (two-year) budget. The governor must transmit this trailer bill to the legislature by February 15 of the first year of each legislative session, and it must be available in both printed and electronic formats on the Department of Administrative Services' website. Furthermore, each line item in the trailer bill must directly reference the corresponding line item in the budget bill that it is intended to implement, preventing the inclusion of unrelated statutory changes. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage, with the goal of ensuring that budget trailer bills remain focused solely on budget implementation and do not become vehicles for broader legislative changes.

Budget and Finance

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