Texas 2013 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1972 Engrossed / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 2, 2013      TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce      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 Engrossed    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 not expand or change authority or jurisdiction over commercial mobile service or wireless service or expand authority to assess 911 fees. 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, RB, ESi, SD, KKR    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 2, 2013





  TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce      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 Engrossed  

TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
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 Engrossed

 Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce 

 Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce 

 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 Engrossed

HB1972 by Kleinschmidt (Relating to the provision of 9-1-1 services; providing criminal penalties.), As Engrossed



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 not expand or change authority or jurisdiction over commercial mobile service or wireless service or expand authority to assess 911 fees.

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 not expand or change authority or jurisdiction over commercial mobile service or wireless service or expand authority to assess 911 fees.

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, RB, ESi, SD, KKR

 UP, RB, ESi, SD, KKR