Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3010 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 14, 2015      TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3010 by Simmons (Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons with disabilities in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend Chapter 2161 of the Government Code to add persons with a disability as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 12102 to the definition of an "economically disadvantaged person" for the purpose of identifying a historically underutilized business (HUB).  The bill would require the Comptroller of Public Accounts to adopt rules to provide goals for increasing the contract awards for purchases by state agencies to businesses that qualify as HUBs because they are owned or owned, operated, and controlled, as applicable, wholly or partly by one or more persons with a disability. The Comptroller estimates that any additional costs associated with implementation of the legislation could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts   LBB Staff:  UP, AG, EP, LCO    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 14, 2015





  TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3010 by Simmons (Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons with disabilities in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3010 by Simmons (Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons with disabilities in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.), As Introduced

 Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs 

 Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB3010 by Simmons (Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons with disabilities in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.), As Introduced

HB3010 by Simmons (Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons with disabilities in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.), As Introduced



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill would amend Chapter 2161 of the Government Code to add persons with a disability as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 12102 to the definition of an "economically disadvantaged person" for the purpose of identifying a historically underutilized business (HUB).  The bill would require the Comptroller of Public Accounts to adopt rules to provide goals for increasing the contract awards for purchases by state agencies to businesses that qualify as HUBs because they are owned or owned, operated, and controlled, as applicable, wholly or partly by one or more persons with a disability. The Comptroller estimates that any additional costs associated with implementation of the legislation could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff: UP, AG, EP, LCO

 UP, AG, EP, LCO