Bill Text: PA HB790 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for lapsing of all prior year appropriations into the General Fund, for continuing appropriations and for emergency spending authority.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-23 - Referred to APPROPRIATIONS [HB790 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB790-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 811
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 790 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY SHAPIRO, M. SMITH, DePASQUALE, AUMENT, B. BOYLE, BRIGGS, CARROLL, CUTLER, GIBBONS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, MULLERY, D. O'BRIEN, ROAE, SANTARSIERO, SCHRODER, THOMAS, WAGNER, DAVIS AND K. SMITH, FEBRUARY 23, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 23, 2011
AN ACT
Providing for lapsing of all prior year appropriations into the
General Fund, for continuing appropriations and for emergency
spending authority.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Appropriations.
The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate and the
Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives shall lapse all prior year appropriations into
the General Fund.
Section 2. Continuing appropriations.
The General Assembly shall not provide for the continuing
appropriation of funds which are unexpended, uncommitted or
unencumbered at the end of the Commonwealth's fiscal year.
Section 3. Emergency spending authority.
Despite the provisions of Article III, section 24 of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania, when budget appropriations are not
timely adopted before the beginning of the Commonwealth's fiscal
year, the General Assembly shall have the authority to pay
emergency operating expenses as defined by the Bi-partisan
Management Committee and the Committee of Management Operations
for members of the Senate. Payments made under this section
shall first be authorized by the President pro tempore of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Section 20. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 30 days.
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