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Fiscal Note & Local Impact Statement

127 th General Assembly of Ohio

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

77 South High Street, 9th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6136 ˛ Phone: (614) 466-3615

˛ Internet Web Site: http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/

BILL:

H.J.R. 8

DATE:

December 9, 2008

STATUS:

As Introduced

SPONSOR:

Rep. Huffman

LOCAL IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIRED:

No —

Not required for joint resolutions

CONTENTS:

Applying to the Congress of the United States pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution to call a constitutional convention for proposing amendments

 

State Fiscal Highlights

 

·         No direct fiscal effect on the state.

Local Fiscal Highlights

 

·         No direct fiscal effect on political subdivisions.

 

 

Detailed Fiscal Analysis

 

The resolution proposes to apply to the Congress of the United States to call a constitutional convention pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing amendments.  This resolution has no direct fiscal impact to the state or local governments.

 

The resolution specifies that the state of Ohio requests the Congress to convene a constitutional convention within six months after the Congress receives the thirty-fourth application from the specified states.  In addition, the resolution proposes the following amendments to the United States Constitution:

 

(1)      Require the President to submit and the Congress to adopt only balanced budgets for all federal programs and agencies, except in times of war;

(2)      Grant the President the authority to disapprove any item or items in any bill presented by the Congress to the President in addition to the President's authority to disapprove entire bills pursuant to Article I, Section 7 of the United States Constitution;

(3)      Require the President to submit and the Congress to adopt budgets for all federal programs and agencies on a biennial rather than annual basis.

 

Article V provides that a constitutional convention may be called by Congress on the application of two-thirds of the state legislatures of specified states including Ohio.  If this resolution is approved, a constitutional convention may be called by the U.S. Congress.  LSC staff are not certain how many states have outstanding applications for such constitutional convention.

 

 

 

LSC fiscal staff:  Ruhaiza Ridzwan, Economist

 

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