Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1626 House Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 16, 2015      TO: Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1626 by Johnson (Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking or credit union development districts to encourage the establishment of branches of banks or credit unions in those areas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  This bill would amend the Finance Code and Tax Code relating to the designation of certain areas as banking or credit union development districts to encourage the establishment of branches of banks or credit unions in those areas.  This bill would establish a banking and credit union development district program to encourage the establishment of branches in geographic areas where there is a demonstrated need for banking or credit union services. The bill would designate any area established as a banking or credit union development district as a reinvestment zone for the purposes of Sec. 312.2012 and 312.4012 of the Tax Code. It is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact There could be costs to a local governmental entity that chooses to create a banking or credit union development district. However, it is assumed that a local government would establish a banking or credit union development district only if sufficient funds and partnership opportunities were available or it would not result in a negative fiscal impact; therefore, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated.    Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 450 Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, 451 Department of Banking, 466 Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner, 469 Credit Union Department   LBB Staff:  UP, CL, NV, JLi, KVe    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 16, 2015





  TO: Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1626 by Johnson (Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking or credit union development districts to encourage the establishment of branches of banks or credit unions in those areas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1626 by Johnson (Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking or credit union development districts to encourage the establishment of branches of banks or credit unions in those areas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services 

 Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB1626 by Johnson (Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking or credit union development districts to encourage the establishment of branches of banks or credit unions in those areas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

HB1626 by Johnson (Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking or credit union development districts to encourage the establishment of branches of banks or credit unions in those areas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



This bill would amend the Finance Code and Tax Code relating to the designation of certain areas as banking or credit union development districts to encourage the establishment of branches of banks or credit unions in those areas.  This bill would establish a banking and credit union development district program to encourage the establishment of branches in geographic areas where there is a demonstrated need for banking or credit union services. The bill would designate any area established as a banking or credit union development district as a reinvestment zone for the purposes of Sec. 312.2012 and 312.4012 of the Tax Code. It is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.

Local Government Impact

There could be costs to a local governmental entity that chooses to create a banking or credit union development district. However, it is assumed that a local government would establish a banking or credit union development district only if sufficient funds and partnership opportunities were available or it would not result in a negative fiscal impact; therefore, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 450 Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, 451 Department of Banking, 466 Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner, 469 Credit Union Department

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 450 Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, 451 Department of Banking, 466 Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner, 469 Credit Union Department

LBB Staff: UP, CL, NV, JLi, KVe

 UP, CL, NV, JLi, KVe