LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 31, 2013 TO: Honorable Linda Harper-Brown, Chair, House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3646 by Harper-Brown (Relating to a governmental entity's selection of an advertising medium and publication of notice.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code, Chapters 2051 and 2158 to require governmental entities to use the advertising medium for an advertising campaign reaching the largest number of people and permit those entities to use their websites to fulfill publication requirements. The requirements added by the bill apply only to a contract for which an invitation for offers, request for proposals, request for qualifications, or other similar solicitation is first published or distributed on or after the effective date of this bill. A contract for which an invitation for offers, request for proposals, request for qualifications, or other similar solicitation is first published or distributed before the effective date of the bill is governed by the law in effect at the time the invitation, request, or other solicitation is published or distributed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013. Based on the information provided by a sampling of state agencies, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the bill could be absorbed within current resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 601 Department of Transportation LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JI, JJO, TG, ES, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 31, 2013
TO: Honorable Linda Harper-Brown, Chair, House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3646 by Harper-Brown (Relating to a governmental entity's selection of an advertising medium and publication of notice.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Linda Harper-Brown, Chair, House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3646 by Harper-Brown (Relating to a governmental entity's selection of an advertising medium and publication of notice.), As Introduced
Honorable Linda Harper-Brown, Chair, House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform
Honorable Linda Harper-Brown, Chair, House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3646 by Harper-Brown (Relating to a governmental entity's selection of an advertising medium and publication of notice.), As Introduced
HB3646 by Harper-Brown (Relating to a governmental entity's selection of an advertising medium and publication of notice.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code, Chapters 2051 and 2158 to require governmental entities to use the advertising medium for an advertising campaign reaching the largest number of people and permit those entities to use their websites to fulfill publication requirements. The requirements added by the bill apply only to a contract for which an invitation for offers, request for proposals, request for qualifications, or other similar solicitation is first published or distributed on or after the effective date of this bill. A contract for which an invitation for offers, request for proposals, request for qualifications, or other similar solicitation is first published or distributed before the effective date of the bill is governed by the law in effect at the time the invitation, request, or other solicitation is published or distributed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013. Based on the information provided by a sampling of state agencies, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the bill could be absorbed within current resources.
The bill would amend the Government Code, Chapters 2051 and 2158 to require governmental entities to use the advertising medium for an advertising campaign reaching the largest number of people and permit those entities to use their websites to fulfill publication requirements.
The requirements added by the bill apply only to a contract for which an invitation for offers, request for proposals, request for qualifications, or other similar solicitation is first published or distributed on or after the effective date of this bill. A contract for which an invitation for offers, request for proposals, request for qualifications, or other similar solicitation is first published or distributed before the effective date of the bill is governed by the law in effect at the time the invitation, request, or other solicitation is published or distributed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Based on the information provided by a sampling of state agencies, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the bill could be absorbed within current resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 601 Department of Transportation
405 Department of Public Safety, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JI, JJO, TG, ES, KKR
UP, KJo, JI, JJO, TG, ES, KKR