Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB166 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            March 10, 2015      TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB166 by Larson (Relating to the issuance of a safety belt exemption placard.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to provide for the issuance of a safety belt exemption placard to a person who should not wear a safety belt for a medical reason.  The bill would require the DMV to adopt rules relating to certain criteria related to the placard, including issuance and expiration of the placard. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2015.Based on the analysis of the DMV, it is assumed any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill on or after January 1, 2016, (delayed implementation) could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources.  However, the DMV indicates that implementation of the bill by September 1, 2015, would require programming changes to the agency's legacy core Registration and Titling System (RTS) during the months of June and July of 2015, which would delay the development and implementation of the agency's ongoing RTS Refactoring Project. The DMV estimates the programming changes necessary to implement the provisions of the bill on the specified effective date could result in a four month delay in the RTS Refactoring Project, which could result in significant additional project costs. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:608 Department of Motor Vehicles   LBB Staff:  UP, AG, NV, TG    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 10, 2015





  TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB166 by Larson (Relating to the issuance of a safety belt exemption placard.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB166 by Larson (Relating to the issuance of a safety belt exemption placard.), As Introduced

 Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation 

 Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB166 by Larson (Relating to the issuance of a safety belt exemption placard.), As Introduced

HB166 by Larson (Relating to the issuance of a safety belt exemption placard.), 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 Transportation Code to require the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to provide for the issuance of a safety belt exemption placard to a person who should not wear a safety belt for a medical reason.  The bill would require the DMV to adopt rules relating to certain criteria related to the placard, including issuance and expiration of the placard. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2015.Based on the analysis of the DMV, it is assumed any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill on or after January 1, 2016, (delayed implementation) could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources.  However, the DMV indicates that implementation of the bill by September 1, 2015, would require programming changes to the agency's legacy core Registration and Titling System (RTS) during the months of June and July of 2015, which would delay the development and implementation of the agency's ongoing RTS Refactoring Project. The DMV estimates the programming changes necessary to implement the provisions of the bill on the specified effective date could result in a four month delay in the RTS Refactoring Project, which could result in significant additional project costs.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 608 Department of Motor Vehicles

608 Department of Motor Vehicles

LBB Staff: UP, AG, NV, TG

 UP, AG, NV, TG