Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1542 House Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    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