Legislative Department Cash Fund

      Executive Committee of the Legislative Council. The bill makes the following changes to the legislative department cash fund (fund):

• Transfers $12 million from the fund to the general fund;
• Establishes a fund limit, equal to $8 million for the current state fiscal year, and, thereafter, it adjusts proportionally with the percentage change in total general fund appropriations for the legislative branch;
• Limits reversion of unexpended appropriations to the fund to prevent the balance from exceeding the fund limit and annually transferring any portion of the fund that exceeds the balance to the general fund;
• Codifies that any money received related to records requests is deposited into the fund and that the house of representatives, the senate, and the legislative service agencies are authorized to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations; and
• Clarifies that the interest and income in the congressional redistricting and legislative redistricting accounts in the fund are transferred to the general fund, along with other interest and income from the fund.

     Makes conforming amendments due to the restructuring of the provision creating the fund.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)