Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB31 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 10, 2015      TO: Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB31 by Bonnen, Dennis (Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate.), As Introduced   Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB31, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($89,900,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017. 

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2015





  TO: Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB31 by Bonnen, Dennis (Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB31 by Bonnen, Dennis (Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate.), As Introduced

 Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means 

 Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB31 by Bonnen, Dennis (Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate.), As Introduced

HB31 by Bonnen, Dennis (Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB31, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($89,900,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017. 

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB31, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($89,900,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:  Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds  2016 ($39,490,000)   2017 ($50,410,000)   2018 ($53,680,000)   2019 ($57,110,000)   2020 ($60,780,000)    


2016 ($39,490,000)
2017 ($50,410,000)
2018 ($53,680,000)
2019 ($57,110,000)
2020 ($60,780,000)

 All Funds, Five-Year Impact:  Fiscal Year Probable Revenue (Loss) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1  Probable Revenue (Loss) fromState Highway Fund6    2016 ($39,490,000) ($60,000)   2017 ($50,410,000) ($70,000)   2018 ($53,680,000) ($70,000)   2019 ($57,110,000) ($70,000)   2020 ($60,780,000) ($70,000)   

  Fiscal Year Probable Revenue (Loss) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1  Probable Revenue (Loss) fromState Highway Fund6    2016 ($39,490,000) ($60,000)   2017 ($50,410,000) ($70,000)   2018 ($53,680,000) ($70,000)   2019 ($57,110,000) ($70,000)   2020 ($60,780,000) ($70,000)  


2016 ($39,490,000) ($60,000)
2017 ($50,410,000) ($70,000)
2018 ($53,680,000) ($70,000)
2019 ($57,110,000) ($70,000)
2020 ($60,780,000) ($70,000)

Fiscal Analysis

This bill would amend Section 151.051 of the Tax Code, to decrease the sales tax rate to 6.24 percent. The current rate is 6.25 percent. The bill would take effect October 1, 2015.

Methodology

The forecasts of revenues for the limited sales and use tax in the 2016-17 Biennial Revenue Estimate were adjusted for the rate change, extrapolated through 2020, and adjusted for the effective date.

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, KK, SD

 UP, KK, SD