COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 2036-01
Bill No.: SJR 23
Subject: Constitutional Amendments: General Assembly
Type: Original
Date: March 10, 2003
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| General Revenue | $0 | ($34,850) | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
$0 | ($34,850) | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Other State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials of the House of Representatives and the Senate stated that the proposal would not affect their agencies, administratively.
Secretary of State officials stated that advertisement costs for the proposal would be $3,485 per column inch for three printings of the text of the proposal, the introduction, fiscal note summary, and affidavit. The proposal would be on the ballot for the November 2004 general election.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| GENERAL REVENUE FUND | |||
| Cost to Secretary of State
Newspaper Advertisements |
$0 |
($34,850) |
$0 |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND |
$0 |
($34,850) |
$0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
This proposal would lower the minimum age requirement for state senators from thirty (30) to twenty-five (25) years of age and would lower the minimum age requirement for state representatives from twenty-four (24) to twenty-one (21) years of age.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space. This proposal would not affect Total State Revenue.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
House of Representatives
Senate
Secretary of State
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
March 10, 2003