Article: Wayne Garner drafting fiscal impact legislation.

GARNER DRAFTING FISCAL IMPACT LEGISLATION

ATLANTA, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The campaign of candidate for Georgia Lieutenant Governor Wayne Garner today confirmed that Senator Garner is drafting a 1990 bill to require fiscal impact statements on local governments of all state legislation and a two-thirds vote by both houses when major costs to local governments come into play.

"The way this bill will work," Garner said, "is to require a two-thirds vote on all legislation which has a major fiscal impact on local governments. Cost triggering mechanisms are being studied and defined, so that when a bill passed by the Georgia legislature carries with it ...

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