LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 1, 2013 TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3088 by Workman (Relating to the enforcement of requirements for the issuance of local permits by regulatory agencies of political subdivisions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to allow the attorney general to bring an action to enforce Chapter 245. A political subdivision would be liable for actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees for a violation. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) indicated the bill would have no direct fiscal implications for the Foundation School Program or the operations of the TEA. The Office of the Attorney General anticipates any additional costs as a result of the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed by current resources. Local Government Impact There could be costs to a political subdivision for actual damages and attorney's fees for a violation; however, the amounts would vary depending on the number of violations and the amount of damages and attorney's fees. Source Agencies:302 Office of the Attorney General, 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, SZ, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 1, 2013
TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3088 by Workman (Relating to the enforcement of requirements for the issuance of local permits by regulatory agencies of political subdivisions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3088 by Workman (Relating to the enforcement of requirements for the issuance of local permits by regulatory agencies of political subdivisions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3088 by Workman (Relating to the enforcement of requirements for the issuance of local permits by regulatory agencies of political subdivisions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB3088 by Workman (Relating to the enforcement of requirements for the issuance of local permits by regulatory agencies of political subdivisions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to allow the attorney general to bring an action to enforce Chapter 245. A political subdivision would be liable for actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees for a violation. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) indicated the bill would have no direct fiscal implications for the Foundation School Program or the operations of the TEA. The Office of the Attorney General anticipates any additional costs as a result of the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed by current resources.
Local Government Impact
There could be costs to a political subdivision for actual damages and attorney's fees for a violation; however, the amounts would vary depending on the number of violations and the amount of damages and attorney's fees.
Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General, 701 Central Education Agency
302 Office of the Attorney General, 701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, SZ, TP
UP, SZ, TP