LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 19, 2017 TO: Honorable John Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2029 by Lozano (Relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2029, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2019. 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, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 19, 2017
TO: Honorable John Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2029 by Lozano (Relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2029 by Lozano (Relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.), As Introduced
Honorable John Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Honorable John Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2029 by Lozano (Relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.), As Introduced
HB2029 by Lozano (Relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2029, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2019. 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 HB2029, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2019.
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 2018 $0 2019 $0 2020 $0 2021 $0 2022 $0
2018 $0
2019 $0
2020 $0
2021 $0
2022 $0
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Revenue (Loss) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable Savings fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 2018 ($71,540) $71,540 2019 ($71,540) $71,540 2020 ($71,540) $71,540 2021 ($71,540) $71,540 2022 ($71,540) $71,540
Fiscal Year Probable Revenue (Loss) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable Savings fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 2018 ($71,540) $71,540 2019 ($71,540) $71,540 2020 ($71,540) $71,540 2021 ($71,540) $71,540 2022 ($71,540) $71,540
2018 ($71,540) $71,540
2019 ($71,540) $71,540
2020 ($71,540) $71,540
2021 ($71,540) $71,540
2022 ($71,540) $71,540
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would exempt commercial weighing or measuring devices exclusively used to weigh food sold for immediate consumption from inspection and registration requirements performed by the Department of Agriculture (TDA). The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Methodology
According to revenue estimates provided by TDA, a revenue loss of $71,540 would be expected by implementing this bill. This revenue is currently deposited to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. This analysis assumes that a savings would be realized due to fewer inspections being conducted as a result of the bill's exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from inspection and registration requirements. As TDA's Weights & Measures program is currently required to recover its costs, this analysis assumes a decrease in operational costs to the program would be equivalent to the anticipated revenue loss of $71,540.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 551 Department of Agriculture
551 Department of Agriculture
LBB Staff: UP, CL, MW, MSO
UP, CL, MW, MSO