This bill amends RSA 9:2-a to impose stricter regulations on the contents of the budget trailer bill submitted by the governor to the legislature. It specifies that the trailer bill can only include changes to statutory law that are deemed necessary for the upcoming biennium and must be separate from the budget document. The new legal language inserted into the bill emphasizes that the trailer bill shall contain "only" those changes explicitly required to implement the biannual budget. Additionally, each line item in the trailer bill must reference the corresponding line item in the budget bill that it is intended to implement.

Furthermore, the bill deletes any allowance for the inclusion of unrelated statutory changes in the trailer bill, ensuring that it remains focused solely on budget implementation. The act will take effect 60 days after its passage, reinforcing the importance of transparency and accountability in the legislative process by requiring that all changes are directly tied to the budget.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 9:2-a
HB1166 text: 9:2-a