LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 28, 2017 TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1605 by Blanco (Relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources regarding cybersecurity.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Chapter 2054, Government Code, to require the Department of Information Resources (DIR) to submit to certain leadership and the legislature, not later than November 15 of each even-numbered year, a report identifying preventive and recovery efforts the state can undertake to improve cybersecurity in this state. If a cybersecurity event creates the need for emergency funding, the bill would authorize DIR to request that the Governor and Legislative Budget Board make a proposal under Chapter 317, related to state budget execution, to provide funding to manage the impacts from the cybersecurity event. DIR indicates it could absorb the costs associated with the bill within its current resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:300 Trusteed Programs Within the Office of the Governor, 313 Department of Information Resources LBB Staff: UP, LBO, NV, LCO, MW, LBe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 28, 2017
TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1605 by Blanco (Relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources regarding cybersecurity.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1605 by Blanco (Relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources regarding cybersecurity.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1605 by Blanco (Relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources regarding cybersecurity.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB1605 by Blanco (Relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources regarding cybersecurity.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 2054, Government Code, to require the Department of Information Resources (DIR) to submit to certain leadership and the legislature, not later than November 15 of each even-numbered year, a report identifying preventive and recovery efforts the state can undertake to improve cybersecurity in this state. If a cybersecurity event creates the need for emergency funding, the bill would authorize DIR to request that the Governor and Legislative Budget Board make a proposal under Chapter 317, related to state budget execution, to provide funding to manage the impacts from the cybersecurity event. DIR indicates it could absorb the costs associated with the bill within its current resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 300 Trusteed Programs Within the Office of the Governor, 313 Department of Information Resources
300 Trusteed Programs Within the Office of the Governor, 313 Department of Information Resources
LBB Staff: UP, LBO, NV, LCO, MW, LBe
UP, LBO, NV, LCO, MW, LBe