TRUTH IN ACCOUNTING ACT
Summary
Creates the Truth in Accounting Act of 2010 and amends the State Comptroller Act and the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. Prohibits the General Assembly from passing appropriation bills until it adopts a joint resolution reflecting for that fiscal year the State's estimated income, balance sheet, cash flow, and surplus or deficit. Requires the Commission's annual March estimates to include the State's estimated income, balance sheet, cash flow, and surplus or deficit, based on full accrual accounting standards developed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Requires electronic publication of appropriation bills and amendments before legislative committee consideration or General Assembly passage. Provides that the State's financial accounting and reporting standards shall comply with full accrual accounting standards developed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Requires the Comptroller to publish a Consolidated Annual Financial Report based on full accrual accounting principles. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2010
Committee Review
May 2010
House Failed
May 2010
Governor
Introduced Mar 16, 2010
Last action Jan 11, 2011
Floor votes · House May 25, 2010
How they voted
59–46
Failed · 1 other
Total votes 106
May 25, 2010
D
Democratic61
96% Yea
R
Republican45
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 25, 2010
Lower · Passed
Motion Discharge Committee Lost
lower
May 25, 2010
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Discharge Rules Committee Rep. William B. Black
lower
May 25, 2010
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (59-46-1)
house
Mar 16, 2010
Lower · Passed
Motion Discharge Committee Lost
lower
Mar 16, 2010
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Discharge Rules Committee Rep. Michael W. Tryon
lower
Feb 3, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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