COURT BUDGETING & ACCOUNTING                                       S.B. 1054: FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 1054 (as discharged)

Sponsor: Senator Philip E. Hoffman

Committee: Judiciary

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act to include courts within the Act’s definition of “budgetary center”. Currently, “budgetary center” means a general operating department of a local unit or any other department, institution, board, commission, agency, office, program, activity, or function to which money is appropriated by a local unit.

The Act provides for the formulation and establishment of uniform charts of accounts and reports in local units of government, the examination of local units’ books and accounts, and annual financial reports from local units.

MCL 141.422b                                                                                 Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed: 6-5-96                                                                              Fiscal Analyst: M. Bain

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.