LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 12, 2013 TO: Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB811 by Cook (Relating to the disposition of fines for traffic violations collected by certain municipalities and counties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB811, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($256,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2015.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 12, 2013
TO: Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB811 by Cook (Relating to the disposition of fines for traffic violations collected by certain municipalities and counties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB811 by Cook (Relating to the disposition of fines for traffic violations collected by certain municipalities and counties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB811 by Cook (Relating to the disposition of fines for traffic violations collected by certain municipalities and counties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB811 by Cook (Relating to the disposition of fines for traffic violations collected by certain municipalities and counties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB811, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($256,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2015.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB811, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($256,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2015.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2014 ($128,000) 2015 ($128,000) 2016 ($128,000) 2017 ($128,000) 2018 ($128,000)
2014 ($128,000)
2015 ($128,000)
2016 ($128,000)
2017 ($128,000)
2018 ($128,000)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Revenue (Loss) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable Revenue Gain fromCounties 2014 ($128,000) $128,000 2015 ($128,000) $128,000 2016 ($128,000) $128,000 2017 ($128,000) $128,000 2018 ($128,000) $128,000
Fiscal Year Probable Revenue (Loss) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable Revenue Gain fromCounties 2014 ($128,000) $128,000 2015 ($128,000) $128,000 2016 ($128,000) $128,000 2017 ($128,000) $128,000 2018 ($128,000) $128,000
2014 ($128,000) $128,000
2015 ($128,000) $128,000
2016 ($128,000) $128,000
2017 ($128,000) $128,000
2018 ($128,000) $128,000
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would repeal parts of Chapter 542.402 of the Transportation Code (penalties and costs of court) which would authorize counties with a population of less than 5,000 to use all of the fines collected for a violation of a highway law without having to remit any portion to the Comptroller. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
The bill would repeal parts of Chapter 542.402 of the Transportation Code (penalties and costs of court) which would authorize counties with a population of less than 5,000 to use all of the fines collected for a violation of a highway law without having to remit any portion to the Comptroller.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Methodology
The revenue estimates for Revenue Code 3055, the excess fines-speed violations, from the 2014-215 Biennial Revenue Estimate were used to produce the fiscal impact estimates presented in the table.
Local Government Impact
Counties with a population of less than 5,000 would experience a gain of traffic violation fee revenue displayed in the above table.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: UP, AG, TP, KK
UP, AG, TP, KK