LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 22, 2015 TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1542 by Paddie (Relating to the use of digital message display systems in certain public facilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Transportation Code and the Local Government Code to authorize the Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), or the commissioners court of a county to enter into an agreement with a public or private entity for a digital message display system to report department or county information, news, and approved digital advertisements in publicly accessible areas of a DPS drivers license office, DMV facility, county tax assessor-collector office, or a jury assembly room. Based on the information and analysis provided by DPS and DMV, it is assumed implementation of the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact to the state. Local Government Impact There could be costs to a county that chooses to establish a digital message display system. However, it is assumed that a county would establish a system only if sufficient funds were available or it would not result in a negative fiscal impact; therefore, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles LBB Staff: UP, FR, NV, TG, KVe LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 22, 2015 TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1542 by Paddie (Relating to the use of digital message display systems in certain public facilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1542 by Paddie (Relating to the use of digital message display systems in certain public facilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1542 by Paddie (Relating to the use of digital message display systems in certain public facilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB1542 by Paddie (Relating to the use of digital message display systems in certain public facilities.), 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 Transportation Code and the Local Government Code to authorize the Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), or the commissioners court of a county to enter into an agreement with a public or private entity for a digital message display system to report department or county information, news, and approved digital advertisements in publicly accessible areas of a DPS drivers license office, DMV facility, county tax assessor-collector office, or a jury assembly room. Based on the information and analysis provided by DPS and DMV, it is assumed implementation of the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact to the state. Local Government Impact There could be costs to a county that chooses to establish a digital message display system. However, it is assumed that a county would establish a system only if sufficient funds were available or it would not result in a negative fiscal impact; therefore, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated. Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles 405 Department of Public Safety, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles LBB Staff: UP, FR, NV, TG, KVe UP, FR, NV, TG, KVe