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• Introduced by Sen. Patrick M. Browne (R) on May 27, 2009, to establish the Legislative Fiscal Office and provide for its powers and duties, among which would be: preparing revenue estimates to include Federal funds, State revenues and funds from other resources; by January 1, providing a baseline budget that includes levels of spending necessary to retain all current programs and statutory requirements; providing an analysis of the executive budget, including budgetary projections, economic outlook and economic impact and an analysis of all related tax and revenue proposals; develop performance measures for executive level programs and departments and evaluate performance measures and results as promulgated and reported by executive level departments; and more.
  • Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on May 27, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on June 22, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on July 14, 2009.
• Passed 30 to 19 in the Senate on July 16, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on July 20, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Finance Committee on July 20, 2009.