General Assembly - As introduced, authorizes the chair of a committee of the general assembly to require an executive branch employee to take an oath prior to testifying before the committee subject to the penalty of perjury; authorizes the chair of a committee or the executive director of fiscal review to require any documentation submitted by such employee for the purpose of evaluating the merits of a legislative measure or generating a fiscal note to submit an affidavit with such documenta...

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The bill lets committee chairs and the fiscal review director demand that state executive employees give sworn statements or affidavits when testifying or providing documents for legislative measures. If a false statement is suspected, the chair must notify the appropriate speaker, who can refer the case to a district attorney for prosecution. Perjury for violations is set as a Class C misdemeanor.

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