LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 6, 2011 TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government, Select FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1826 by Gallegos (relating to the definition in the open meetings law of the term "deliberation."), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Open Meetings Act to clarify that written communications originating from a member of a governmental body related to issues within the body's jurisdiction and circulated among a quorum of the members of the governmental body are included in the act's provisions. The bill would expand the defintion of a meeting to include instances where a quorum of members are actively participating in an event in addition to when a quorum is actually present at an event. This analysis assumes that any costs associated with implementing the bill's provisions could be met with existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:116 Sunset Advisory Commission, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission LBB Staff: JOB, KY, JT, JI
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 6, 2011
TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government, Select FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1826 by Gallegos (relating to the definition in the open meetings law of the term "deliberation."), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government, Select
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1826 by Gallegos (relating to the definition in the open meetings law of the term "deliberation."), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government, Select
Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government, Select
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1826 by Gallegos (relating to the definition in the open meetings law of the term "deliberation."), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1826 by Gallegos (relating to the definition in the open meetings law of the term "deliberation."), 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 Open Meetings Act to clarify that written communications originating from a member of a governmental body related to issues within the body's jurisdiction and circulated among a quorum of the members of the governmental body are included in the act's provisions. The bill would expand the defintion of a meeting to include instances where a quorum of members are actively participating in an event in addition to when a quorum is actually present at an event. This analysis assumes that any costs associated with implementing the bill's provisions could be met with existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
The bill would amend the Open Meetings Act to clarify that written communications originating from a member of a governmental body related to issues within the body's jurisdiction and circulated among a quorum of the members of the governmental body are included in the act's provisions. The bill would expand the defintion of a meeting to include instances where a quorum of members are actively participating in an event in addition to when a quorum is actually present at an event.
This analysis assumes that any costs associated with implementing the bill's provisions could be met with existing resources.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 116 Sunset Advisory Commission, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
116 Sunset Advisory Commission, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
LBB Staff: JOB, KY, JT, JI
JOB, KY, JT, JI