House Journal: Page 332: Wednesday, February 7, 2001
7 appears to require a fiscal note shall be made by the
8 legislative service bureau which shall send a copy of
9 the request to the legislative fiscal bureau unless
10 the requestor specifies the request is to be
11 confidential. Upon completion of the bill draft, the
12 legislative service bureau shall immediately send a
13 copy to the legislative fiscal director for review.
14 When a committee reports a bill to the floor, the
15 committee shall state in the report whether a fiscal
16 note is or is not required.
17 The legislative fiscal director shall review all
18 bills placed on the senate or house calendars to
19 determine whether the bills are subject to this rule.
20 Additionally, a legislator may request the
21 preparation of a fiscal note by the legislative fiscal
22 bureau for any bill or joint resolution introduced
23 which reasonably could be subject to this rule.
24 The legislative fiscal director shall cause to be
25 prepared and shall approve a fiscal note within a
26 reasonable time after receiving a request or
27 determining that a bill is subject to this rule. All
28 fiscal notes approved by the legislative fiscal bureau
29 director shall be transmitted immediately to the
30 secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of the
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1 house, after notifying the sponsor of the bill that a
2 fiscal note has been prepared, for publication in the
3 daily clip sheet. The secretary of the senate or
4 chief clerk of the house shall attach the fiscal note
5 to the bill as soon as it is available.
6 The legislative fiscal director may request the
7 cooperation of any state department or agency in
8 preparing a fiscal note.
9 A revised fiscal note may be requested by a
10 legislator if the fiscal effect of the bill has been
11 changed by adoption of an amendment. However, a
12 request for a revised fiscal note shall not delay
13 action on a bill unless so ordered by the presiding
14 officer of the house in which the bill is under
15 consideration.
16 If a date for adjournment has been set, then a
17 constitutional majority of the house in which the bill
18 is under consideration may waive the fiscal note
19 requirement during the three days prior to the date
20 set for adjournment.
21 Rule 18
22 Legislative Interns
23 Legislators may arrange student internships during
24 the legislative session with Iowa college, university,
25 or law school students, for which the students may
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