LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 24, 2015 TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2310 by Leach (Relating to electronic requests made to certain local governments for information under or regarding the open records law.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to require certain local governments that maintain an Internet website to display a link connecting to a web page maintained by the local government to allow a person to submit an electronic request for information under Chapter 552, Government Code and an email address monitored by an employee for the purposes of requesting certain information. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, FR, SD, EK LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 24, 2015 TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2310 by Leach (Relating to electronic requests made to certain local governments for information under or regarding the open records law.), 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: HB2310 by Leach (Relating to electronic requests made to certain local governments for information under or regarding the open records law.), 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 HB2310 by Leach (Relating to electronic requests made to certain local governments for information under or regarding the open records law.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB2310 by Leach (Relating to electronic requests made to certain local governments for information under or regarding the open records law.), 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 Local Government Code to require certain local governments that maintain an Internet website to display a link connecting to a web page maintained by the local government to allow a person to submit an electronic request for information under Chapter 552, Government Code and an email address monitored by an employee for the purposes of requesting certain information. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, FR, SD, EK UP, FR, SD, EK