Bill Text: IA SJR20 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the state budget by creating a state general fund expenditure limitation. (Formerly SJR 2.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-13 - Subcommittee: Costello, Dotzler, and Koelker. S.J. 51. [SJR20 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SJR20-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
20
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
20
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SJR
2)
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
state
budget
by
2
creating
a
state
general
fund
expenditure
limitation.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
The
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
by
adding
3
the
following
new
section
to
a
new
Article:
4
ARTICLE
_____.
5
EXPENDITURE
LIMITATION.
6
Section
1.
General
fund
expenditure
limitation.
7
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
8
a.
“Adjusted
revenue
estimate”
means
the
most
recent
revenue
9
estimate
determined
before
January
1,
or
a
later
and
lower
10
revenue
estimate
determined
before
adjournment
of
the
regular
11
session
of
the
general
assembly,
for
the
general
fund
for
the
12
following
fiscal
year,
as
determined
by
the
revenue
estimating
13
conference,
adjusted
by
subtracting
estimated
refunds
payable
14
from
that
estimated
revenue.
However,
if
the
state
general
15
fund
expenditure
limitation
is
calculated
based
upon
the
16
adjusted
revenue
estimate
and
not
based
upon
the
net
revenue
17
estimate
and
the
general
assembly
holds
an
extraordinary
18
session
prior
to
the
commencement
of
the
fiscal
year
to
which
19
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate
applies
and
if
before
or
during
20
the
extraordinary
session
the
revenue
estimating
conference
21
determines
a
lower
revenue
estimate,
the
lower
estimate
shall
22
be
used
for
calculating
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate.
23
b.
“Current
fiscal
year”
means
the
fiscal
year
preceding
24
the
fiscal
year
to
which
the
state
general
fund
expenditure
25
limitation
applies.
26
c.
“General
fund”
means
the
principal
operating
fund
of
the
27
state.
28
d.
“Net
revenue
estimate”
means
the
most
recent
revenue
29
estimate
determined
before
January
1,
or
a
later
and
lower
30
estimate
determined
before
adjournment
of
the
regular
31
session
of
the
general
assembly,
for
the
general
fund
32
for
the
current
fiscal
year,
as
determined
by
the
revenue
33
estimating
conference,
and
adjusted
by
subtracting
estimated
34
refunds
payable
from
that
estimated
revenue.
However,
if
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the
state
general
fund
expenditure
limitation
is
calculated
1
based
upon
the
net
revenue
estimate
and
not
based
upon
the
2
adjusted
revenue
estimate
and
the
general
assembly
holds
an
3
extraordinary
session
prior
to
the
completion
of
the
fiscal
4
year
to
which
the
net
revenue
estimate
applies
and
if
before
5
or
during
the
extraordinary
session
the
revenue
estimating
6
conference
determines
a
lower
revenue
estimate
for
the
current
7
fiscal
year,
the
lower
estimate
shall
be
used
for
calculating
8
the
net
revenue
estimate
for
the
general
fund.
9
e.
“New
revenue”
means
moneys
received
by
the
general
fund
10
due
to
increased
tax
rates
or
fees
or
newly
created
taxes
or
11
fees
over
and
above
those
moneys
received
by
the
general
fund
12
due
to
state
taxes
or
fees
in
effect
as
of
January
1
following
13
the
most
recent
meeting
of
the
revenue
estimating
conference.
14
“New
revenue”
also
includes
moneys
received
by
the
general
15
fund
due
to
new
transfers
to
the
general
fund
over
and
above
16
those
moneys
received
by
the
general
fund
due
to
transfers
in
17
effect
as
of
January
1
following
the
most
recent
meeting
of
the
18
revenue
estimating
conference.
19
2.
A
state
general
fund
expenditure
limitation
is
created,
20
as
calculated
in
subsection
3,
for
each
fiscal
year
beginning
21
on
or
after
July
1
following
ratification
by
the
voters
of
this
22
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa.
23
3.
The
state
general
fund
expenditure
limitation
for
a
24
fiscal
year
shall
be
the
lesser
of
the
following
amounts:
25
a.
Ninety-nine
percent
of
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate
for
26
the
following
fiscal
year
for
the
general
fund.
27
b.
One
hundred
four
percent
of
the
current
fiscal
year
net
28
revenue
estimate
for
the
general
fund.
29
4.
The
state
general
fund
expenditure
limitation
shall
be
30
used
by
the
governor
in
the
preparation
and
approval
of
the
31
budget
and
by
the
general
assembly
in
the
budget
process.
32
5.
If
a
new
revenue
source
is
proposed,
the
budget
revenue
33
projection
used
for
that
new
revenue
source
for
the
period
34
beginning
on
the
effective
date
of
the
new
revenue
source
and
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ending
in
the
fiscal
year
in
which
that
source
is
included
in
1
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate
or
the
net
revenue
estimate,
2
as
applicable,
shall
be
ninety-five
percent
of
the
amount
3
remaining
after
subtracting
estimated
refunds
payable
from
the
4
projected
revenue
from
that
source.
5
6.
If
a
revenue
decrease
is
proposed,
the
projection
for
the
6
revenue
source
used
for
that
revenue
decrease
for
the
period
7
beginning
on
the
effective
date
of
the
revenue
decrease
and
8
ending
in
the
fiscal
year
in
which
that
decrease
is
included
in
9
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate
or
the
net
revenue
estimate,
as
10
applicable,
shall
be
one
hundred
percent
of
the
amount
of
the
11
projected
revenue
decrease
from
that
source.
12
7.
The
scope
of
the
state
general
fund
expenditure
13
limitation
calculated
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
not
14
include
federal
funds,
donations,
constitutionally
dedicated
15
moneys,
and
moneys
expended
from
a
state
retirement
system.
16
8.
The
governor
shall
submit
and
the
general
assembly
shall
17
pass
a
budget
which
does
not
exceed
the
state
general
fund
18
expenditure
limitation.
The
governor
shall
not
approve
or
19
disapprove
appropriation
bills
or
items
of
appropriation
bills
20
passed
by
the
general
assembly
in
a
manner
that
would
cause
the
21
final
appropriations
approved
by
the
governor
to
exceed
the
22
state
general
fund
expenditure
limitation.
23
9.
The
governor
shall
not
submit
and
the
general
assembly
24
shall
not
pass
a
budget
which
in
order
to
balance
assumes
25
reversion
of
any
part
of
the
total
of
the
appropriations
26
included
in
the
budget.
27
10.
The
general
assembly
shall
establish
by
law
a
general
28
fund
of
the
state
and
a
revenue
estimating
conference.
The
29
general
assembly
shall
enact
laws
to
implement
this
section.
30
11.
The
general
assembly
may
suspend
the
application
of
this
31
article
by
passage
of
a
joint
resolution,
subject
to
approval
32
by
the
governor,
by
two-thirds
of
the
members
elected
to
each
33
house
of
the
general
assembly.
34
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
amendment
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to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
to
the
1
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
election
for
2
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
published
as
3
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
4
date
of
that
election.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
9
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
establishing
a
new
Article
10
that
relates
to
the
state
budget
by
creating
a
constitutionally
11
required
state
general
fund
expenditure
limitation.
12
The
expenditure
limitation
is
the
lesser
of
99
percent
13
of
the
adjusted
revenue
estimate
for
the
general
fund
for
14
the
following
fiscal
year
or
104
percent
of
the
net
revenue
15
estimate
for
the
general
fund
for
the
current
fiscal
year.
16
The
amendment
defines
“adjusted
revenue
estimate”
and
“net
17
revenue
estimate”
and
requires
that
the
estimates
be
determined
18
by
a
revenue
estimating
conference,
which
is
required
to
be
19
established
by
the
general
assembly
by
law.
The
amendment
20
requires
the
expenditure
limitation
to
be
used
by
the
governor
21
in
preparation
of
the
governor’s
budget
and
by
the
general
22
assembly
in
the
budget
process,
and
requires
the
governor
to
23
submit,
and
the
general
assembly
to
pass,
a
budget
that
does
24
not
exceed
the
expenditure
limitation.
The
amendment
prohibits
25
the
governor
from
approving
or
disapproving
of
appropriations
26
in
a
manner
that
would
cause
the
final
budget
approved
by
the
27
governor
to
exceed
the
expenditure
limitation.
28
If
a
new
revenue
source
is
proposed,
95
percent
of
the
29
estimate
of
that
new
revenue,
less
the
estimated
refunds
30
payable,
shall
be
included
in
the
revenue
estimate
used
31
to
calculate
the
expenditure
limitation.
If
a
new
revenue
32
decrease
is
proposed,
100
percent
of
the
estimate
of
that
33
revenue
decrease
shall
be
included
in
the
revenue
estimate
used
34
to
calculate
the
expenditure
limitation.
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The
amendment
authorizes
the
general
assembly
to
suspend
the
1
application
of
the
expenditure
limitation
by
passage
of
a
joint
2
resolution,
subject
to
approval
by
the
governor,
by
two-thirds
3
of
the
members
elected
to
each
house
of
the
general
assembly.
4
The
joint
resolution,
if
adopted,
will
be
referred
to
the
5
next
general
assembly
for
adoption
a
second
time
in
identical
6
form
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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