LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION February 22, 2009 TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB343 by Nelson (Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to study the retail availability of healthy foods in certain underserved areas of this state.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would create the Healthy Food Advisory Committee to study and provide recommendations on the areas of the state that are underserved in the retail availability of healthy foods and the impact of limited retail availability on proper nutrition and on obesity and related chronic illnesses. The Commissioner of Agriculture and the Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission would each nominate four members to the committee. The Department of Agriculture and the Health and Human Services Commission indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within each agency's existing resources. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house; otherwise it would take effect September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 551 Department of Agriculture LBB Staff: JOB, CL, AH
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
February 22, 2009
TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB343 by Nelson (Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to study the retail availability of healthy foods in certain underserved areas of this state.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB343 by Nelson (Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to study the retail availability of healthy foods in certain underserved areas of this state.), As Introduced
Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB343 by Nelson (Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to study the retail availability of healthy foods in certain underserved areas of this state.), As Introduced
SB343 by Nelson (Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to study the retail availability of healthy foods in certain underserved areas of this state.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would create the Healthy Food Advisory Committee to study and provide recommendations on the areas of the state that are underserved in the retail availability of healthy foods and the impact of limited retail availability on proper nutrition and on obesity and related chronic illnesses. The Commissioner of Agriculture and the Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission would each nominate four members to the committee. The Department of Agriculture and the Health and Human Services Commission indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within each agency's existing resources. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house; otherwise it would take effect September 1, 2009.
The bill would create the Healthy Food Advisory Committee to study and provide recommendations on the areas of the state that are underserved in the retail availability of healthy foods and the impact of limited retail availability on proper nutrition and on obesity and related chronic illnesses. The Commissioner of Agriculture and the Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission would each nominate four members to the committee.
The Department of Agriculture and the Health and Human Services Commission indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within each agency's existing resources.
The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house; otherwise it would take effect September 1, 2009.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 551 Department of Agriculture
503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 551 Department of Agriculture
LBB Staff: JOB, CL, AH
JOB, CL, AH