LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 26, 2009 TO: Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB559 by Hernandez (Relating to the nondisclosure of certain personal information in voter registration records, concealed handgun license records, and tax appraisal records that relates to a justice of the peace.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Election Code to include a justice of the peace in the definition of "state judge" for the purpose of allowing a justice of the peace to request omission of the justice's address from the election registration list. The bill would amend the Government Code to include a justice of the peace in the definition of "state judge" for the purpose of allowing a justice of the peace to use the justice's courthouse address in lieu of their residence address on a concealed handgun license and to indicate on the license the justice's status as a judge. The bill would amend the Tax Code to include a justice of the peace in the definition of "state judge" for the purpose of allowing a justice of the peace to restrict public access to information about the justice contained in tax appraisal rolls by submitting the request via the appropriate form to the comptroller of public accounts. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:307 Secretary of State, 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: JOB, TP, DB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 26, 2009
TO: Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB559 by Hernandez (Relating to the nondisclosure of certain personal information in voter registration records, concealed handgun license records, and tax appraisal records that relates to a justice of the peace.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB559 by Hernandez (Relating to the nondisclosure of certain personal information in voter registration records, concealed handgun license records, and tax appraisal records that relates to a justice of the peace.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB559 by Hernandez (Relating to the nondisclosure of certain personal information in voter registration records, concealed handgun license records, and tax appraisal records that relates to a justice of the peace.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB559 by Hernandez (Relating to the nondisclosure of certain personal information in voter registration records, concealed handgun license records, and tax appraisal records that relates to a justice of the peace.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Election Code to include a justice of the peace in the definition of "state judge" for the purpose of allowing a justice of the peace to request omission of the justice's address from the election registration list. The bill would amend the Government Code to include a justice of the peace in the definition of "state judge" for the purpose of allowing a justice of the peace to use the justice's courthouse address in lieu of their residence address on a concealed handgun license and to indicate on the license the justice's status as a judge. The bill would amend the Tax Code to include a justice of the peace in the definition of "state judge" for the purpose of allowing a justice of the peace to restrict public access to information about the justice contained in tax appraisal rolls by submitting the request via the appropriate form to the comptroller of public accounts.
The bill would amend the Election Code to include a justice of the peace in the definition of "state judge" for the purpose of allowing a justice of the peace to request omission of the justice's address from the election registration list.
The bill would amend the Government Code to include a justice of the peace in the definition of "state judge" for the purpose of allowing a justice of the peace to use the justice's courthouse address in lieu of their residence address on a concealed handgun license and to indicate on the license the justice's status as a judge.
The bill would amend the Tax Code to include a justice of the peace in the definition of "state judge" for the purpose of allowing a justice of the peace to restrict public access to information about the justice contained in tax appraisal rolls by submitting the request via the appropriate form to the comptroller of public accounts.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 307 Secretary of State, 405 Department of Public Safety
307 Secretary of State, 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JOB, TP, DB
JOB, TP, DB