LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 30, 2013 TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1040 by Taylor (Relating to automated dial announcing devices.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Utilities Code relating to automated dial announcing devices. The bill would provide a definition for telephone solicitation. The bill would expand the exemptions from provisions related to automated dial announcing devices to include automated dial announcing devices used by a municipality to deliver information to citizens of the municipality regarding a public health, safety, or welfare issue, and automated dial announcing devices used by an organization to a member of the organization. The bill would also make provisions related to automated dial announcing devices applicable to such devices that are used to make telephone calls that originate or terminate in this state. Based on information provided by the Public Utility Commission (PUC), implementing the provisions of the bill could result in the PUC issuing additional permits for automated dial announcing devices; however, this analysis assumes the number of additional permits would be minimal, resulting in no significant fiscal impact to the state. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:473 Public Utility Commission of Texas LBB Staff: UP, RB, ED
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 30, 2013
TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1040 by Taylor (Relating to automated dial announcing devices.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1040 by Taylor (Relating to automated dial announcing devices.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1040 by Taylor (Relating to automated dial announcing devices.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1040 by Taylor (Relating to automated dial announcing devices.), 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 Utilities Code relating to automated dial announcing devices. The bill would provide a definition for telephone solicitation. The bill would expand the exemptions from provisions related to automated dial announcing devices to include automated dial announcing devices used by a municipality to deliver information to citizens of the municipality regarding a public health, safety, or welfare issue, and automated dial announcing devices used by an organization to a member of the organization. The bill would also make provisions related to automated dial announcing devices applicable to such devices that are used to make telephone calls that originate or terminate in this state. Based on information provided by the Public Utility Commission (PUC), implementing the provisions of the bill could result in the PUC issuing additional permits for automated dial announcing devices; however, this analysis assumes the number of additional permits would be minimal, resulting in no significant fiscal impact to the state.
The bill would amend the Utilities Code relating to automated dial announcing devices. The bill would provide a definition for telephone solicitation. The bill would expand the exemptions from provisions related to automated dial announcing devices to include automated dial announcing devices used by a municipality to deliver information to citizens of the municipality regarding a public health, safety, or welfare issue, and automated dial announcing devices used by an organization to a member of the organization. The bill would also make provisions related to automated dial announcing devices applicable to such devices that are used to make telephone calls that originate or terminate in this state.
Based on information provided by the Public Utility Commission (PUC), implementing the provisions of the bill could result in the PUC issuing additional permits for automated dial announcing devices; however, this analysis assumes the number of additional permits would be minimal, resulting in no significant fiscal impact to the state.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
LBB Staff: UP, RB, ED
UP, RB, ED