LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 27, 2015 TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3118 by Goldman (Relating to the canvassing of primary elections.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3118, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($104,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 27, 2015
TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3118 by Goldman (Relating to the canvassing of primary elections.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3118 by Goldman (Relating to the canvassing of primary elections.), 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
HB3118 by Goldman (Relating to the canvassing of primary elections.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB3118 by Goldman (Relating to the canvassing of primary elections.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3118, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($104,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3118, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($104,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2016 ($104,000) 2017 $0 2018 $0 2019 $0 2020 $0
2016 ($104,000)
2017 $0
2018 $0
2019 $0
2020 $0
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 2016 ($104,000) 2017 $0 2018 $0 2019 $0 2020 $0
Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 2016 ($104,000) 2017 $0 2018 $0 2019 $0 2020 $0
2016 ($104,000)
2017 $0
2018 $0
2019 $0
2020 $0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Election Code to change procedures related to the canvasing of primary elections by certain campaign officials. The bill would also amend the Election Code to require the Secretary of State (SOS) to post information to the SOS website indicating the status of each candidate, the returns of each candidate, and the manner in which the votes were cast, for the general primary election and runoff primary election.The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Methodology
Under the provisions of the bill, the Secretary of State indicates they would need to develop new election night returns and ballot, certification, and canvass components to their system and estimates the fiscal impact would be $104,000 in fiscal year 2016, and $0 each fiscal year from 2017-2020.
Technology
The Secretary of State indicates that there would be one-time technology related costs to code the necessary software for this project. The Secretary of State estimates this cost at $104,000 (one contractor at $100.00 per hour for 1,040 hours).
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 307 Secretary of State
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: UP, AG, EP, CM
UP, AG, EP, CM