LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 23, 2009 TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HJR35 by Vaught (Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Dallas County and Tarrant County Hospital Districts to expand their boundaries.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $90,882. The bill would require placing on the ballot of the November 3, 2009 election a proposal to amend the state constitution to allow the Dallas County and Tarrant County hospital districts to expand their boundaries. If the constitutional amendment to the constitution were to pass, the affected hospital districts would be authorized to expand to include territory outside of the respective counties if a majority of the qualified voters of the district and a majority of the qualified voters of the territory to be included approve the expansion at separate called elections. Local Government Impact Placing the proposal on the election ballot would have no fiscal impact to units of local government. However, if the amendment is approved by the voters, the fiscal impact to Dallas County and to Tarrant County would include the cost of a hearing and of an election for each territory to be considered, as well as any costs associated with completing an annexation if approved by the voters. Although requested, no fiscal estimates were received from a sample of counties that are contiguous to Dallas County or Tarrant County; therefore, the fiscal impact to those entities is unknown. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, DB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 23, 2009
TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HJR35 by Vaught (Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Dallas County and Tarrant County Hospital Districts to expand their boundaries.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HJR35 by Vaught (Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Dallas County and Tarrant County Hospital Districts to expand their boundaries.), As Introduced
Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HJR35 by Vaught (Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Dallas County and Tarrant County Hospital Districts to expand their boundaries.), As Introduced
HJR35 by Vaught (Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Dallas County and Tarrant County Hospital Districts to expand their boundaries.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $90,882.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the cost of publication. The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $90,882.
The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $90,882.
The bill would require placing on the ballot of the November 3, 2009 election a proposal to amend the state constitution to allow the Dallas County and Tarrant County hospital districts to expand their boundaries. If the constitutional amendment to the constitution were to pass, the affected hospital districts would be authorized to expand to include territory outside of the respective counties if a majority of the qualified voters of the district and a majority of the qualified voters of the territory to be included approve the expansion at separate called elections.
Local Government Impact
Placing the proposal on the election ballot would have no fiscal impact to units of local government. However, if the amendment is approved by the voters, the fiscal impact to Dallas County and to Tarrant County would include the cost of a hearing and of an election for each territory to be considered, as well as any costs associated with completing an annexation if approved by the voters. Although requested, no fiscal estimates were received from a sample of counties that are contiguous to Dallas County or Tarrant County; therefore, the fiscal impact to those entities is unknown.
Placing the proposal on the election ballot would have no fiscal impact to units of local government. However, if the amendment is approved by the voters, the fiscal impact to Dallas County and to Tarrant County would include the cost of a hearing and of an election for each territory to be considered, as well as any costs associated with completing an annexation if approved by the voters. Although requested, no fiscal estimates were received from a sample of counties that are contiguous to Dallas County or Tarrant County; therefore, the fiscal impact to those entities is unknown.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JOB, DB
JOB, DB