LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 4, 2015 TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2163 by Miller, Rick (Relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Election Code to permit a signature verification committee and an early voting ballot board to compare the signature on certain documents with any two or more signatures of the voter made within the preceding six years and on file with the custodian of election records or voter registrar. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, AG, SD, EK LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 4, 2015 TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2163 by Miller, Rick (Relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2163 by Miller, Rick (Relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB2163 by Miller, Rick (Relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB2163 by Miller, Rick (Relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Election Code to permit a signature verification committee and an early voting ballot board to compare the signature on certain documents with any two or more signatures of the voter made within the preceding six years and on file with the custodian of election records or voter registrar. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, AG, SD, EK UP, AG, SD, EK