LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 27, 2015 TO: Honorable Myra Crownover, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB892 by Klick (Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and the regulation of related organizations and individuals; requiring a dispensing organization to obtain a license to dispense low-THC cannabis and any employee of a dispensing organization to obtain a registration; authorizing fees.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would amend the Health and Safety and Occupation Codes to establish a legal structure whereby qualified patients may lawfully be prescribed low-THC cannabis for certain medical purposes. The bill would authorize the director of the Department of Public Safety to impose fees sufficient to cover the cost of implementing the provisions of the bill. The Comptroller has indicated that neither the number of fee-paying participants nor the fee structure created by the Department of Public Safety are known. However, the Department of State Health Services has noted that the bill would be aimed at a narrow group of individuals. As such, it is assumed the bill would result in a positive, but minimal, revenue impact.It is assumed any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact The bill would stipulate a municipality, county, or other political subdivision may not enact, adopt, or enforce a rule, ordinance, order, resolution, or other regulation that prohibits the cultivation, production, dispensing, of possession of low-THC cannabis, as specified in the bill. Since the Department of State Health Services has noted that the bill would be aimed at a narrow group of individuals, it is assumed the bill would not have fiscal significance to units of local government. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 537 State Health Services, Department of LBB Staff: UP, NB, AI, JAW, KVe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 27, 2015
TO: Honorable Myra Crownover, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB892 by Klick (Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and the regulation of related organizations and individuals; requiring a dispensing organization to obtain a license to dispense low-THC cannabis and any employee of a dispensing organization to obtain a registration; authorizing fees.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Myra Crownover, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB892 by Klick (Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and the regulation of related organizations and individuals; requiring a dispensing organization to obtain a license to dispense low-THC cannabis and any employee of a dispensing organization to obtain a registration; authorizing fees.), As Introduced
Honorable Myra Crownover, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
Honorable Myra Crownover, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB892 by Klick (Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and the regulation of related organizations and individuals; requiring a dispensing organization to obtain a license to dispense low-THC cannabis and any employee of a dispensing organization to obtain a registration; authorizing fees.), As Introduced
HB892 by Klick (Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and the regulation of related organizations and individuals; requiring a dispensing organization to obtain a license to dispense low-THC cannabis and any employee of a dispensing organization to obtain a registration; authorizing fees.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
This bill would amend the Health and Safety and Occupation Codes to establish a legal structure whereby qualified patients may lawfully be prescribed low-THC cannabis for certain medical purposes. The bill would authorize the director of the Department of Public Safety to impose fees sufficient to cover the cost of implementing the provisions of the bill. The Comptroller has indicated that neither the number of fee-paying participants nor the fee structure created by the Department of Public Safety are known. However, the Department of State Health Services has noted that the bill would be aimed at a narrow group of individuals. As such, it is assumed the bill would result in a positive, but minimal, revenue impact.It is assumed any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
The bill would stipulate a municipality, county, or other political subdivision may not enact, adopt, or enforce a rule, ordinance, order, resolution, or other regulation that prohibits the cultivation, production, dispensing, of possession of low-THC cannabis, as specified in the bill. Since the Department of State Health Services has noted that the bill would be aimed at a narrow group of individuals, it is assumed the bill would not have fiscal significance to units of local government.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 537 State Health Services, Department of
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 537 State Health Services, Department of
LBB Staff: UP, NB, AI, JAW, KVe
UP, NB, AI, JAW, KVe