LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION February 26, 2013 TO: Honorable José Menéndez, Chair, House Committee On Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB489 by Menéndez (Relating to the use of assistance animals that provide assistance to persons with disabilities; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Human Resources Code, Section 121 to place limitations on inquiries regarding assistance animals, with criminal penalties to those facilities in violation and making it a Class B misdemeanor offense for those individuals misrepresenting the use of an assistance animal. A sample of agencies including the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS), the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), the Office of Court Administration (OCA), the Secretary of State (SOS), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) indicate no significant fiscal impact to the state and that they could absorb the costs associated with the bill within its current resources. The Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) indicates that the revenue impact to the state cannot be determined. Local Government Impact The bill creates Class B misdemeanors. A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both. Fiscal impact to units of local government would vary depending on the number of applicable cases but is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 307 Secretary of State, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 538 Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JI, JJO, LCO, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
February 26, 2013
TO: Honorable José Menéndez, Chair, House Committee On Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB489 by Menéndez (Relating to the use of assistance animals that provide assistance to persons with disabilities; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable José Menéndez, Chair, House Committee On Defense & Veterans' Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB489 by Menéndez (Relating to the use of assistance animals that provide assistance to persons with disabilities; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced
Honorable José Menéndez, Chair, House Committee On Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Honorable José Menéndez, Chair, House Committee On Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB489 by Menéndez (Relating to the use of assistance animals that provide assistance to persons with disabilities; providing criminal penalties.), As Introduced
HB489 by Menéndez (Relating to the use of assistance animals that provide assistance to persons with disabilities; 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 amend the Human Resources Code, Section 121 to place limitations on inquiries regarding assistance animals, with criminal penalties to those facilities in violation and making it a Class B misdemeanor offense for those individuals misrepresenting the use of an assistance animal. A sample of agencies including the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS), the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), the Office of Court Administration (OCA), the Secretary of State (SOS), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) indicate no significant fiscal impact to the state and that they could absorb the costs associated with the bill within its current resources. The Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) indicates that the revenue impact to the state cannot be determined.
The bill would amend the Human Resources Code, Section 121 to place limitations on inquiries regarding assistance animals, with criminal penalties to those facilities in violation and making it a Class B misdemeanor offense for those individuals misrepresenting the use of an assistance animal.
A sample of agencies including the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS), the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), the Office of Court Administration (OCA), the Secretary of State (SOS), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) indicate no significant fiscal impact to the state and that they could absorb the costs associated with the bill within its current resources. The Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) indicates that the revenue impact to the state cannot be determined.
Local Government Impact
The bill creates Class B misdemeanors. A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both. Fiscal impact to units of local government would vary depending on the number of applicable cases but is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 307 Secretary of State, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 538 Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 307 Secretary of State, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 538 Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of
LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JI, JJO, LCO, KKR
UP, KJo, JI, JJO, LCO, KKR