Bill Title: State and local audit examinations. Provides that the uniform compliance guidelines for audit examinations of state and local units conducted by the state board of accounts must include a requirement that the unit disclose any pledge, covenant, or agreement that the unit has made as security or guarantor for a private bond issue of a private company. Requires any entity that: (1) is subject to examination or audit by the state board of accounts; and (2) has made a pledge, covenant, or agreement as security or guarantor for a private bond issue of a private company; to disclose such fact in the notes of the entity's financial statements. Provides that, before a political subdivision that is subject to audit by the state board of accounts may issue or guarantee any debt obligation, the fiscal officer of the political subdivision must first prepare a debt capacity analysis report (report) and present the report to the fiscal body of the political subdivision in a public hearing. Requires the state board of accounts, with the assistance of the department of local government finance, to prescribe a standard form report that must be used by a fiscal officer in the presentation. Requires the report to include a determination of the percentage of the political subdivision's total debt obligations (including guarantees) compared to the political subdivision's prospective revenue available for debt service.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-03-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform [SB0608 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third reading	2019-02-04	49	0	0	1	50	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate - Committee Vote	2019-01-29	11	0	0	0	11	Passed	Link	View

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