LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 29, 2015 TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1679 by Huffines (Relating to procedures for a municipality to adopt or amend a national model building code.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to require certain procedures for adopting or amending a national model code, code to include the preparation of a cost-benefit analysis and two public hearing on the proposed adoption of or amendment to a national model code. The bill would require the procedures to be completed before any building code amendment could be adopted. The bill would repeal Section 214.217(b), Local Government Code. Local Government Impact There would be administrative costs to a local entity to comply with the provisions of the bill, including holding the public meetings, preparing the cost-benefit analysis and maintaining information on an Internet website. The costs would depend on the resources of a local entity and the proposed changes. Source Agencies:454 Department of Insurance LBB Staff: UP, KVe, SD, EK LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 29, 2015 TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1679 by Huffines (Relating to procedures for a municipality to adopt or amend a national model building code.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1679 by Huffines (Relating to procedures for a municipality to adopt or amend a national model building code.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Eddie Lucio Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Honorable Eddie Lucio Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board SB1679 by Huffines (Relating to procedures for a municipality to adopt or amend a national model building code.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB1679 by Huffines (Relating to procedures for a municipality to adopt or amend a national model building code.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to require certain procedures for adopting or amending a national model code, code to include the preparation of a cost-benefit analysis and two public hearing on the proposed adoption of or amendment to a national model code. The bill would require the procedures to be completed before any building code amendment could be adopted. The bill would repeal Section 214.217(b), Local Government Code. Local Government Impact There would be administrative costs to a local entity to comply with the provisions of the bill, including holding the public meetings, preparing the cost-benefit analysis and maintaining information on an Internet website. The costs would depend on the resources of a local entity and the proposed changes. Source Agencies: 454 Department of Insurance 454 Department of Insurance LBB Staff: UP, KVe, SD, EK UP, KVe, SD, EK