LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 26, 2015 TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1437 by Zaffirini (Relating to the electronic filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures and of personal financial statements by certain officeholders and candidates.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Election Code to require the Ethics Commission to develop software to be used by local filers of campaign finance reports and personal financial statements, when filing reports with local authorities. The Ethics Commission indicates that additional software programming costs could be absorbed within existing agency resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015. Local Government Impact There may be administrative costs to units of local government; however, the fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:356 Texas Ethics Commission LBB Staff: UP, AG, EP, EMo, KVe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 26, 2015
TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1437 by Zaffirini (Relating to the electronic filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures and of personal financial statements by certain officeholders and candidates.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1437 by Zaffirini (Relating to the electronic filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures and of personal financial statements by certain officeholders and candidates.), As Introduced
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
SB1437 by Zaffirini (Relating to the electronic filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures and of personal financial statements by certain officeholders and candidates.), As Introduced
SB1437 by Zaffirini (Relating to the electronic filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures and of personal financial statements by certain officeholders and candidates.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Election Code to require the Ethics Commission to develop software to be used by local filers of campaign finance reports and personal financial statements, when filing reports with local authorities. The Ethics Commission indicates that additional software programming costs could be absorbed within existing agency resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
There may be administrative costs to units of local government; however, the fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 356 Texas Ethics Commission
356 Texas Ethics Commission
LBB Staff: UP, AG, EP, EMo, KVe
UP, AG, EP, EMo, KVe