Texas 2009 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB2685 Engrossed / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 21, 2009      TO: Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs      FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB2685 by Callegari (Relating to the landowner's bill of rights.), As Engrossed    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would require that an entity with eminent domain authority must provide a copy of the landowner's bill of rights statement to a landowner before or at the same time as the entity first represents in any manner to the landowner that the entity possesses eminent domain authority. The bill would require the Office of Attorney General (OAG), as soon as practicable after the effective date of the bill, to prepare a new bill of rights statement after consulting with stakeholders. The OAG assumes that any costs associated with implementing provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:302 Office of the Attorney General   LBB Staff:  JOB, KJG, SZ, DB    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 21, 2009





  TO: Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs      FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB2685 by Callegari (Relating to the landowner's bill of rights.), As Engrossed  

TO: Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2685 by Callegari (Relating to the landowner's bill of rights.), As Engrossed

 Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs 

 Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs 

 John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB2685 by Callegari (Relating to the landowner's bill of rights.), As Engrossed

HB2685 by Callegari (Relating to the landowner's bill of rights.), As Engrossed



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill would require that an entity with eminent domain authority must provide a copy of the landowner's bill of rights statement to a landowner before or at the same time as the entity first represents in any manner to the landowner that the entity possesses eminent domain authority. The bill would require the Office of Attorney General (OAG), as soon as practicable after the effective date of the bill, to prepare a new bill of rights statement after consulting with stakeholders. The OAG assumes that any costs associated with implementing provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.

The bill would require that an entity with eminent domain authority must provide a copy of the landowner's bill of rights statement to a landowner before or at the same time as the entity first represents in any manner to the landowner that the entity possesses eminent domain authority.

The bill would require the Office of Attorney General (OAG), as soon as practicable after the effective date of the bill, to prepare a new bill of rights statement after consulting with stakeholders.

The OAG assumes that any costs associated with implementing provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General

302 Office of the Attorney General

LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, SZ, DB

 JOB, KJG, SZ, DB