Texas 2013 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB3838 House Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 26, 2013      TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3838 by Phillips (Relating to motorcycle equipment and training requirements.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.   The bill would amend the Transportation Code to stipulate a motorcycle operator may carry another person on a motorcycle designed to carry more than one person only if the motorcycle is equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.  The bill would require motorcycles designed to carry more than one person to be equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.  The bill would require information on carrying passengers on motorcycles to be included in the state's motorcycle training curriculum. It is assumed that the costs of implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety   LBB Staff:  UP, ESi, AI, JAW, GDz    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 26, 2013





  TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3838 by Phillips (Relating to motorcycle equipment and training requirements.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3838 by Phillips (Relating to motorcycle equipment and training requirements.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 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

HB3838 by Phillips (Relating to motorcycle equipment and training requirements.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

HB3838 by Phillips (Relating to motorcycle equipment and training requirements.), 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 Transportation Code to stipulate a motorcycle operator may carry another person on a motorcycle designed to carry more than one person only if the motorcycle is equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.  The bill would require motorcycles designed to carry more than one person to be equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.  The bill would require information on carrying passengers on motorcycles to be included in the state's motorcycle training curriculum. It is assumed that the costs of implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to stipulate a motorcycle operator may carry another person on a motorcycle designed to carry more than one person only if the motorcycle is equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.  The bill would require motorcycles designed to carry more than one person to be equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.  The bill would require information on carrying passengers on motorcycles to be included in the state's motorcycle training curriculum.

It is assumed that the costs of implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety

405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff: UP, ESi, AI, JAW, GDz

 UP, ESi, AI, JAW, GDz