LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 2, 2013 TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1563 by Ellis (relating to the definition of and access to public information. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code, Chapter 552, to add emails, text messages and other electronic communications as document types subject to open records. This requirement applies to communication on any device if used in the transaction of official business. The bill takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If the bill does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, it takes effect September 1, 2013. Multiple agencies including the Office of the Attorney General, the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Education Agency, the Office of Court Administration, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Workforce Commission anticipate any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources. The University of Texas System estimates that there would be a cost associated with implementing provisions of the bill. It is anticipated that the costs could be absorbed within current agency resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation, 701 Central Education Agency, 720 The University of Texas System Administration LBB Staff: UP, JJO, KKR, JI, TL, TG, LCO, NV, TB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 2, 2013
TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1563 by Ellis (relating to the definition of and access to public information. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1563 by Ellis (relating to the definition of and access to public information. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government
Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1563 by Ellis (relating to the definition of and access to public information. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1563 by Ellis (relating to the definition of and access to public information. ), 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 Government Code, Chapter 552, to add emails, text messages and other electronic communications as document types subject to open records. This requirement applies to communication on any device if used in the transaction of official business. The bill takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If the bill does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, it takes effect September 1, 2013. Multiple agencies including the Office of the Attorney General, the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Education Agency, the Office of Court Administration, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Workforce Commission anticipate any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources. The University of Texas System estimates that there would be a cost associated with implementing provisions of the bill. It is anticipated that the costs could be absorbed within current agency resources.
The bill would amend the Government Code, Chapter 552, to add emails, text messages and other electronic communications as document types subject to open records. This requirement applies to communication on any device if used in the transaction of official business.
The bill takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If the bill does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, it takes effect September 1, 2013.
Multiple agencies including the Office of the Attorney General, the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Education Agency, the Office of Court Administration, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Workforce Commission anticipate any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources. The University of Texas System estimates that there would be a cost associated with implementing provisions of the bill. It is anticipated that the costs could be absorbed within current agency resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation, 701 Central Education Agency, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation, 701 Central Education Agency, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
LBB Staff: UP, JJO, KKR, JI, TL, TG, LCO, NV, TB
UP, JJO, KKR, JI, TL, TG, LCO, NV, TB