LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 7, 2015 TO: Honorable John Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1295 by Capriglione (Relating to the disclosure of interested parties by persons contracting with governmental entities and state agencies.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to require state agencies and governmental entities, including school districts and local governments, to collect and disclose to the Texas Ethics Commission a list of interested parties for certain contracts. Agencies estimate that the costs to implement this process and collect the required data could be absorbed within existing resources and the bill would have no significant fiscal impact. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:313 Department of Information Resources, 356 Texas Ethics Commission, 515 Board of Pharmacy, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 701 Central Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration LBB Staff: UP, FR, JI, KMc, JBi, KVe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 7, 2015
TO: Honorable John Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1295 by Capriglione (Relating to the disclosure of interested parties by persons contracting with governmental entities and state agencies.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1295 by Capriglione (Relating to the disclosure of interested parties by persons contracting with governmental entities and state agencies.), As Introduced
Honorable John Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics
Honorable John Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1295 by Capriglione (Relating to the disclosure of interested parties by persons contracting with governmental entities and state agencies.), As Introduced
HB1295 by Capriglione (Relating to the disclosure of interested parties by persons contracting with governmental entities and state agencies.), 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 Government Code to require state agencies and governmental entities, including school districts and local governments, to collect and disclose to the Texas Ethics Commission a list of interested parties for certain contracts. Agencies estimate that the costs to implement this process and collect the required data could be absorbed within existing resources and the bill would have no significant fiscal impact.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 313 Department of Information Resources, 356 Texas Ethics Commission, 515 Board of Pharmacy, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 701 Central Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
313 Department of Information Resources, 356 Texas Ethics Commission, 515 Board of Pharmacy, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 701 Central Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
LBB Staff: UP, FR, JI, KMc, JBi, KVe
UP, FR, JI, KMc, JBi, KVe