LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 18, 2013 TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee On Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB972 by Carona (Relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Occupations Code and Health and Safety Code relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Based on information provided by the Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Office of the Attorney General, and the State Office of Administrative Hearings, this analysis assumes that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact The bill would repeal the penalties for violating regulatory statute licensing elevator inspection, leasing services, common labor, property appraisal, tax consultation, combative sports, industrialized housing, barber inspection, and cosmetology inspection. The penalties for these violations are varying degrees of misdemeanors. Removing these penalties would simultaneously reduce workload in local courts and reduce fines collected from offenders. The fiscal impact to units of local government would vary depending on the number of cases that would otherwise be prosecuted, but this is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation LBB Staff: UP, RB, MW, CWS, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 18, 2013
TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee On Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB972 by Carona (Relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee On Business & Commerce
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB972 by Carona (Relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.), As Introduced
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
SB972 by Carona (Relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.), As Introduced
SB972 by Carona (Relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.), 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 Occupations Code and Health and Safety Code relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Based on information provided by the Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Office of the Attorney General, and the State Office of Administrative Hearings, this analysis assumes that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
The bill would amend the Occupations Code and Health and Safety Code relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Based on information provided by the Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Office of the Attorney General, and the State Office of Administrative Hearings, this analysis assumes that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
The bill would repeal the penalties for violating regulatory statute licensing elevator inspection, leasing services, common labor, property appraisal, tax consultation, combative sports, industrialized housing, barber inspection, and cosmetology inspection. The penalties for these violations are varying degrees of misdemeanors. Removing these penalties would simultaneously reduce workload in local courts and reduce fines collected from offenders. The fiscal impact to units of local government would vary depending on the number of cases that would otherwise be prosecuted, but this is not anticipated to be significant.
The bill would repeal the penalties for violating regulatory statute licensing elevator inspection, leasing services, common labor, property appraisal, tax consultation, combative sports, industrialized housing, barber inspection, and cosmetology inspection. The penalties for these violations are varying degrees of misdemeanors.
Removing these penalties would simultaneously reduce workload in local courts and reduce fines collected from offenders. The fiscal impact to units of local government would vary depending on the number of cases that would otherwise be prosecuted, but this is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation
302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation
LBB Staff: UP, RB, MW, CWS, KKR
UP, RB, MW, CWS, KKR