LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 13, 2015 TO: Honorable Susan Lewis King, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2012 by Sheets (Relating to occupational license application and examination fees for certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.), As Introduced According to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, this bill would reduce state revenue from occupational license application and exam fees. However, insufficient data exist to determine how much revenue would be forgone. Therefore, the fiscal impact of the bill cannot be estimated. This bill would require any state agency that issues a license to waive the license application and examination fees for certain applicants. Specifically, the license application and examination fees would be waived for a military service member or veteran whose military service, training, or education meets the requirements for the license. The license application and examination fees also would be waived for a service member, veteran, or military spouse who holds a current license issued by another jurisdiction that has licensing requirements that are equivalent to those in Texas. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation LBB Staff: UP, FR, JJ, THo
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 13, 2015
TO: Honorable Susan Lewis King, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2012 by Sheets (Relating to occupational license application and examination fees for certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Susan Lewis King, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2012 by Sheets (Relating to occupational license application and examination fees for certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.), As Introduced
Honorable Susan Lewis King, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Honorable Susan Lewis King, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2012 by Sheets (Relating to occupational license application and examination fees for certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.), As Introduced
HB2012 by Sheets (Relating to occupational license application and examination fees for certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.), As Introduced
According to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, this bill would reduce state revenue from occupational license application and exam fees. However, insufficient data exist to determine how much revenue would be forgone. Therefore, the fiscal impact of the bill cannot be estimated.
According to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, this bill would reduce state revenue from occupational license application and exam fees. However, insufficient data exist to determine how much revenue would be forgone. Therefore, the fiscal impact of the bill cannot be estimated.
This bill would require any state agency that issues a license to waive the license application and examination fees for certain applicants. Specifically, the license application and examination fees would be waived for a military service member or veteran whose military service, training, or education meets the requirements for the license. The license application and examination fees also would be waived for a service member, veteran, or military spouse who holds a current license issued by another jurisdiction that has licensing requirements that are equivalent to those in Texas.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation
LBB Staff: UP, FR, JJ, THo
UP, FR, JJ, THo