N.J. Stat. tit. 52, ch. 13B

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N.J. Stat. § 52:13B-6 Review of introduced bill, determination of need and request for fiscal note.

1. Whenever any bill is introduced in either the Senate or General Assembly, and that bill receives first reading pursuant to the rules of the House in which it is introduced, the bill shall be immediately reviewed by the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer in the Office of Legislative Services. If, upon that review, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer determines that the bill may increase or decrease expenditures or increase or decrease revenues of the State or any political subdivision thereof, the Officer shall immediately forward a request for a fiscal note to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. L.1980, c.67, s.1; amended 2007, c.151, s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 52:13B-7 Forwarding of request for fiscal note; preparation, return to Legislative Budget and Finance Officer.

2. a. It shall be the duty of the director, upon receipt of a request for a fiscal note, to forward the request within 5 business days to the State department, commission or agency which would be authorized or required to carry out the purposes of the bill or, if the bill would affect the expenditures or revenues of any political subdivision of the State, to the State department, commission or agency having the most adequate information pertaining thereto. b. Within 20 business days after receiving a request for a fiscal note from the director, the State department, commission or agency shall prepare and return to the director a fiscal note containing the most accurate estimate possible, in dollars, concerning the amount by which expenditures or revenues will be increased or decreased for the State or any of its political subdivisions. The fiscal note shall contain information relating to as many fiscal years as can reasonably be foreseen. c. Within 5 business days after receiving a fiscal note from a State department, commission or agency, the director shall return the fiscal note to the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer. The director shall include with the fiscal note a statement (1) concurring with the fiscal note, (2) suggesting alternative dollar amounts, or (3) indicating any other information which the director deems relevant. L.1980, c.67, s.2; amended 2007, c.151, s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 52:13B-8 Statement of Legislative Budget and Finance Officer appended to fiscal note.

3. Upon receiving a fiscal note from the director, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer shall, by a date consistent with legislative consideration, append thereto a statement (1) concurring with the fiscal note, (2) suggesting alternative dollar amounts, or (3) indicating any other information which the Officer deems relevant. L.1980, c.67, s.3; amended 2007, c.151, s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 52:13B-9 Nonreceipt of fiscal note, production of legislative fiscal estimate.

4. If the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has not received a fiscal note from the director by a date consistent with legislative consideration, the Officer shall cause a legislative fiscal estimate to be produced by the Office of Legislative Services as soon as practicable. The legislative fiscal estimate shall contain the same information as would be included in a fiscal note. In addition, it shall contain the following statement: "This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the Office of Legislative Services due to the failure of the Executive Branch to respond to our request for a fiscal note." L.1980, c.67, s.4; amended 2007, c.151, s.4.

N.J. Stat. § 52:13B-10 Electronic copy of fiscal note, estimate to sponsor, notice of right to object.

5. When the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has a complete fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate, the Officer shall transmit an electronic copy of the fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate to the sponsor whose name first appears on the bill with a notice that the sponsor may object to the fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate within three business days after the transmittal of the electronic copy. L.1980, c.67, s.5; amended 2007, c.151, s.5.

N.J. Stat. § 52:13B-11 Approval, objection by sponsor, publishing of fiscal note, estimate.

6. If, after the three-day review period provided in section 5 of P.L.1980, c.67 (C.52:13B-10), the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has received no objections from the sponsor, the Officer shall cause the fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate to be printed and promptly made available through the Office of Legislative Services to all members of the Legislature and to the general public. If, however, the sponsor objects to the fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer shall promptly review it and make any changes therein which the Officer might deem as reasonable, in the interest of accuracy and objectivity. Any fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate with which a sponsor does not concur after being reviewed by the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer shall contain the following statement: "The sponsor does not concur with the information presented herein." L.1980, c.67, s.6; amended 2007, c.151, s.6.

N.J. Stat. § 52:13B-13 Emergency request for fiscal information.

8. Whenever the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has reason to believe that a fiscal note on any bill will be required more quickly than provided for in this act, the Officer shall submit to the director an emergency request for fiscal information, which the director shall cause to be completed as quickly as possible, but in no case later than 10 business days. This emergency request shall be in addition to a request for a fiscal note and shall represent the director's best judgment as to the fiscal implications of pending legislation. L.1980, c.67, s.8; amended 2007, c.151, s.7.

N.J. Stat. § 52:13B-14 Sponsor, chair, presiding officer request for fiscal note, permissive.

9. a. In any case in which the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has not determined, pursuant to this act, that a bill contains fiscal implications, the sponsor of the bill, the chairman of the committee to which the bill was referred, or the presiding officer of the House, may direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer to request a fiscal note, if, in the opinion of any of them, one is warranted. b. In any case in which a bill is amended and those amendments affect the fiscal implications of the bill, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer shall request a fiscal note. L.1980, c.67, s.9; amended 2007, c.151, s.8.

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