LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 13, 2015 TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2644 by Blanco (Relating to notice given of election precinct boundary changes.), As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Election Code to require a registrar to make an electronic version of the updated precinct boundary map on the website of the county if applicable. If the county does not have a website, the registrar must provide copies upon written request. The bill would require commissioners of a county to publish the notice of changing boundary lines on a website if applicable, a newspaper, or on a court house bulletin board and give written notice of each proposed change in a county election precinct boundary to the county chair of each political party. The bill would permit a map of changing boundaries lines to be submitted electronically to the Secretary of State and the State Librarian. The bill would permit the State Librarian to retain the map for more than 20 years. The bill would repeal Section 42.036(a), Election Code. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:306 Library & Archives Commission, 307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: UP, AG, SD, EK, CM
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 13, 2015
TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2644 by Blanco (Relating to notice given of election precinct boundary changes.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2644 by Blanco (Relating to notice given of election precinct boundary changes.), As Engrossed
Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2644 by Blanco (Relating to notice given of election precinct boundary changes.), As Engrossed
HB2644 by Blanco (Relating to notice given of election precinct boundary changes.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Election Code to require a registrar to make an electronic version of the updated precinct boundary map on the website of the county if applicable. If the county does not have a website, the registrar must provide copies upon written request. The bill would require commissioners of a county to publish the notice of changing boundary lines on a website if applicable, a newspaper, or on a court house bulletin board and give written notice of each proposed change in a county election precinct boundary to the county chair of each political party. The bill would permit a map of changing boundaries lines to be submitted electronically to the Secretary of State and the State Librarian. The bill would permit the State Librarian to retain the map for more than 20 years. The bill would repeal Section 42.036(a), Election Code.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 306 Library & Archives Commission, 307 Secretary of State
306 Library & Archives Commission, 307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: UP, AG, SD, EK, CM
UP, AG, SD, EK, CM