# Analyze a proposed bill's impact and fiscal cost to my agency

A bill analysis covering what changes, operational impacts, a fiscal note estimate with stated assumptions, and suggested amendments.

- Topic: Research & Summaries
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/analyze-a-proposed-bill-s-impact-and-fiscal-cost-to-my-agency

## Prompt

```text
Help me analyze a proposed bill or ordinance for my agency.

**Bill text or summary:** [PASTE, including bill number and version]
**My agency and programs affected:** [DETAILS]
**Current law or practice:** [how things work today]
**Data for cost estimate:** [caseloads, unit costs, salaries, IT costs, revenue figures]
**Deadline and format:** [e.g. "fiscal note template due in 48 hours", "internal analysis for director"]

Produce:
1. **Plain-language summary**: what the bill does, section by section, and how it changes current law. Quote the bill text for key provisions.
2. **Operational impact**: new duties, deadlines, staffing, IT system changes, rulemaking needed, effective-date feasibility.
3. **Fiscal estimate**: a table of Cost or revenue item | Year 1 | Year 2 | Ongoing | Assumption | Data source. Show the calculation. Give a range when assumptions are uncertain, and state which assumption drives the result most.
4. **Indeterminate impacts**: effects we cannot estimate yet, and why.
5. **Implementation risks and unintended consequences**, including effects on residents we serve.
6. **Technical issues and suggested amendments**: drafting errors, conflicts with other statutes, unclear definitions.
7. **Questions for the bill sponsor or legislative staff.**

Rules:
- Stay neutral and analytical; do not take a policy position unless I tell you the agency's cleared position.
- Use only figures I provide; mark gaps [ADD] and never invent costs, statutes, or caseload numbers.
- Note where legal counsel should review the interpretation.
```

## What to fill in

- PASTE, including bill number and version
- DETAILS
- how things work today
- caseloads, unit costs, salaries, IT costs, revenue figures
- ADD

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