LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 19, 2013 TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee On Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1972 by Kleinschmidt (Relating to the provision of 9-1-1 services; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would include software developers and third party entities involved in providing 9-1-1 service with those entities given protection from liability under Section 771.053, Health and Safety Code. The bill would also make information furnished by a provider of communications service to a regional planning commission, emergency communications district, or public safety answering point in providing 9-1-1 service confidential. The bill would also change statute in various places regarding offenses involving a telephone to refer to an electronic communications device of any kind, rather than only a telephone. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:477 Commission on State Emergency Communications LBB Staff: UP, ESi, SD, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 19, 2013
TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee On Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1972 by Kleinschmidt (Relating to the provision of 9-1-1 services; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee On Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1972 by Kleinschmidt (Relating to the provision of 9-1-1 services; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced
Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee On Homeland Security & Public Safety
Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee On Homeland Security & Public Safety
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1972 by Kleinschmidt (Relating to the provision of 9-1-1 services; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced
HB1972 by Kleinschmidt (Relating to the provision of 9-1-1 services; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would include software developers and third party entities involved in providing 9-1-1 service with those entities given protection from liability under Section 771.053, Health and Safety Code. The bill would also make information furnished by a provider of communications service to a regional planning commission, emergency communications district, or public safety answering point in providing 9-1-1 service confidential. The bill would also change statute in various places regarding offenses involving a telephone to refer to an electronic communications device of any kind, rather than only a telephone.
The bill would include software developers and third party entities involved in providing 9-1-1 service with those entities given protection from liability under Section 771.053, Health and Safety Code.
The bill would also make information furnished by a provider of communications service to a regional planning commission, emergency communications district, or public safety answering point in providing 9-1-1 service confidential.
The bill would also change statute in various places regarding offenses involving a telephone to refer to an electronic communications device of any kind, rather than only a telephone.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 477 Commission on State Emergency Communications
477 Commission on State Emergency Communications
LBB Staff: UP, ESi, SD, KKR
UP, ESi, SD, KKR