The state Senate is advancing a bill that supporters say will help legislators determine the economic impact of any particular legislation.
Wednesday the Senate Finance Committee passed to the floor the bill (SB 187) that requires a jobs impact statement when a particular bill would have an impact on the state’s economy.
The research would be done by the state Development Office. Executive Director and Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette says the information would be an additional tool for lawmakers.
“I assume that legislators, that are part time , need a little help gathering that information,” Burdette said.
Burdette says the research would be only rough projections, but at least it would be more than lawmakers have now when they must decide on a particular bill that may have a positive or negative impact on the economy.
