Executive budget; zero-based budgeting principles. (SB803)

Introduced By

Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian) with support from co-patron Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Submission of executive budget; zero-based budgeting. Requires, beginning in the 2018-2020 biennium, that "The Executive Budget" and all "Executive Budgets" shall be prepared and formulated using zero-based budgeting principles. The bill requires that such zero-based budgets reflect the amount of funding deemed necessary to achieve the most cost-effective performance of each agency or department pursuant to an accompanying narrative delineating the tasks to be performed by each agency or department, toether with the goals and objectives for each agency or department. Each such budget shall have a zero dollar amount as its initial basis and shall not reflect any prior appropriation amount, adjusted or otherwise. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
10/10/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100428D
10/10/2016Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/16/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB803)
01/16/2017Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
01/16/2017Rereferred to Finance
01/24/2017Passed by indefinitely in Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)