LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 13, 2011 TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1975 by King, Phil (relating to the submission of certain election changes under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Office of Attorney General to institute an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for a declaratory judgment that an Act of the Eighty-second Legislature, Regular Session, 2011 relating to presenting proof of identification as a requirement to vote and a plan to apportion the state into districts used for certain elections would not have the purpose nor would have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in the 42 U.S.C. Section 1973b(f)(2). This section would expire September 1, 2013. It is anticipated that any costs associated with implementation of the legislation could be absorbed within existing resources. This bill would take effect if it receives a vote of two-thirds or on September 1, 2011. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:302 Office of the Attorney General, 307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: JOB, JT, MS, BTA
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 13, 2011
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1975 by King, Phil (relating to the submission of certain election changes under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1975 by King, Phil (relating to the submission of certain election changes under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1975 by King, Phil (relating to the submission of certain election changes under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB1975 by King, Phil (relating to the submission of certain election changes under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.), 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 require the Office of Attorney General to institute an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for a declaratory judgment that an Act of the Eighty-second Legislature, Regular Session, 2011 relating to presenting proof of identification as a requirement to vote and a plan to apportion the state into districts used for certain elections would not have the purpose nor would have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in the 42 U.S.C. Section 1973b(f)(2). This section would expire September 1, 2013. It is anticipated that any costs associated with implementation of the legislation could be absorbed within existing resources. This bill would take effect if it receives a vote of two-thirds or on September 1, 2011.
The bill would require the Office of Attorney General to institute an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for a declaratory judgment that an Act of the Eighty-second Legislature, Regular Session, 2011 relating to presenting proof of identification as a requirement to vote and a plan to apportion the state into districts used for certain elections would not have the purpose nor would have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in the 42 U.S.C. Section 1973b(f)(2). This section would expire September 1, 2013. It is anticipated that any costs associated with implementation of the legislation could be absorbed within existing resources. This bill would take effect if it receives a vote of two-thirds or on September 1, 2011.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General, 307 Secretary of State
302 Office of the Attorney General, 307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: JOB, JT, MS, BTA
JOB, JT, MS, BTA