Texas 2009 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1589 Senate Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 27, 2009      TO: Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance      FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:SB1589 by Ogden (Relating to the reporting and handling of unclaimed property.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Property Code, the Government Code, and the Labor Code to increase the reporting requirements for holders of unclaimed property and to require holders of unclaimed property to send written notice to the apparent property owner or any person entitled to the property.  The bill would require certain state agencies to provide to the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) identifying information regarding each person in their records. The information would be used by the CPA to identify persons entitled to unclaimed property. The bill's impact on the receipt of unclaimed property by the Comptroller, and any revenue that may be received from the penalty imposed, cannot be determined. The agencies assigned indicate that any costs associated with the provisions of the bill would be absorbed with existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 327 Employees Retirement System, 405 Department of Public Safety, 323 Teacher Retirement System   LBB Staff:  JOB, MN, JM, JRO, SD, PJK, JW    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 27, 2009





  TO: Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance      FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:SB1589 by Ogden (Relating to the reporting and handling of unclaimed property.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1589 by Ogden (Relating to the reporting and handling of unclaimed property.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance 

 Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance 

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

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

SB1589 by Ogden (Relating to the reporting and handling of unclaimed property.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

SB1589 by Ogden (Relating to the reporting and handling of unclaimed property.), 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 Property Code, the Government Code, and the Labor Code to increase the reporting requirements for holders of unclaimed property and to require holders of unclaimed property to send written notice to the apparent property owner or any person entitled to the property.  The bill would require certain state agencies to provide to the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) identifying information regarding each person in their records. The information would be used by the CPA to identify persons entitled to unclaimed property. The bill's impact on the receipt of unclaimed property by the Comptroller, and any revenue that may be received from the penalty imposed, cannot be determined. The agencies assigned indicate that any costs associated with the provisions of the bill would be absorbed with existing resources.

The bill would amend the Property Code, the Government Code, and the Labor Code to increase the reporting requirements for holders of unclaimed property and to require holders of unclaimed property to send written notice to the apparent property owner or any person entitled to the property. 

The bill would require certain state agencies to provide to the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) identifying information regarding each person in their records. The information would be used by the CPA to identify persons entitled to unclaimed property.

The bill's impact on the receipt of unclaimed property by the Comptroller, and any revenue that may be received from the penalty imposed, cannot be determined.

The agencies assigned indicate that any costs associated with the provisions of the bill would be absorbed with existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 327 Employees Retirement System, 405 Department of Public Safety, 323 Teacher Retirement System

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 327 Employees Retirement System, 405 Department of Public Safety, 323 Teacher Retirement System

LBB Staff: JOB, MN, JM, JRO, SD, PJK, JW

 JOB, MN, JM, JRO, SD, PJK, JW