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title: O.C.G.A. § 28-5-54. Preservation of copies of fiscal notes and waivers; availability for public inspection; publication in journals for each house of the General Assembly.
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# O.C.G.A. § 28-5-54. Preservation of copies of fiscal notes and waivers; availability for public inspection; publication in journals for each house of the General Assembly.

(a) A copy of each fiscal note or waiver of a fiscal note shall be retained by the commissioner and shall be reasonably available for public inspection for at least three years following its preparation. The fiscal note or waiver of a fiscal note shall be published in the journal of each house of the General Assembly.

(b) A fiscal note, upon being filed as provided in this article, shall be open to inspection by the general public as provided by Code Sections 50-18-70 through 50-18-72.

## History

Ga. L. 1981, p. 1809, § 9; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1189, § .5.

## Law Reviews

For article surveying developments in Georgia local government law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 187 (1981).