LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 18, 2015 TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB62 by Huffines (Relating to accounting for costs incurred by this state as a result of the presence of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.), As Engrossed Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB62, As Engrossed: a negative impact of ($350,000) 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
May 18, 2015
TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB62 by Huffines (Relating to accounting for costs incurred by this state as a result of the presence of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB62 by Huffines (Relating to accounting for costs incurred by this state as a result of the presence of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.), As Engrossed
Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB62 by Huffines (Relating to accounting for costs incurred by this state as a result of the presence of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.), As Engrossed
SB62 by Huffines (Relating to accounting for costs incurred by this state as a result of the presence of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.), As Engrossed
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB62, As Engrossed: a negative impact of ($350,000) 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 SB62, As Engrossed: a negative impact of ($350,000) 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 ($350,000) 2017 $0 2018 ($350,000) 2019 $0 2020 ($350,000)
2016 ($350,000)
2017 $0
2018 ($350,000)
2019 $0
2020 ($350,000)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 2016 ($350,000) 2017 $0 2018 ($350,000) 2019 $0 2020 ($350,000)
Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 2016 ($350,000) 2017 $0 2018 ($350,000) 2019 $0 2020 ($350,000)
2016 ($350,000)
2017 $0
2018 ($350,000)
2019 $0
2020 ($350,000)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Government Code to require the Comptroller of Public Accounts, priorto each legislative session, to estimate costs incurred by the state as a result of the presence ofpersons who are not lawfully present in the U.S. The estimate would include at minimum an estimate of the financial costs related to education, health care, and incarceration. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2015.
Methodology
The Comptroller of Public Accounts estimates there would be a cost of $350,000 associated withproducing the estimate. This administrative cost estimate reflects the funds that would benecessary to hire contract staff to gather comprehensive data and prepare an analysis of thefinancial costs resulting from the presence in Texas of people who are not lawfully present in theUnited States. Cost categories must include education, health care, and incarceration. Based onthe agency's previous experience publishing a 2006 immigration report, the agency found thatthe data was challenging to find and sometimes difficult to obtain due to privacy and publicinformation laws.The Office of the Attorney General estimates that costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General
302 Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff: UP, AG, KK, EP, JHa
UP, AG, KK, EP, JHa