LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 2, 2017 TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2234 by Shaheen (Relating to interstate purchases of goods and services through the office of the comptroller of public accounts; authorizing a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Subchapter D of Chapter 2156, Government Code, pertaining to interstate compacts procedure, to allow the Comptroller to authorize one or more state governments, agencies of other states, or other governmental entities to purchase goods or services through the Comptroller. The Comptroller would be authorized to charged a reasonable administrative fee for those purchases. According to the Comptroller, the amount and timing of the administrative fees which would be charged is unknown. However, costs to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:303 Facilities Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, SLE, NV, LCO, LBO, JSm, DRE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 2, 2017 TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2234 by Shaheen (Relating to interstate purchases of goods and services through the office of the comptroller of public accounts; authorizing a fee.), 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: HB2234 by Shaheen (Relating to interstate purchases of goods and services through the office of the comptroller of public accounts; authorizing a fee.), 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 HB2234 by Shaheen (Relating to interstate purchases of goods and services through the office of the comptroller of public accounts; authorizing a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB2234 by Shaheen (Relating to interstate purchases of goods and services through the office of the comptroller of public accounts; authorizing a fee.), 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 Subchapter D of Chapter 2156, Government Code, pertaining to interstate compacts procedure, to allow the Comptroller to authorize one or more state governments, agencies of other states, or other governmental entities to purchase goods or services through the Comptroller. The Comptroller would be authorized to charged a reasonable administrative fee for those purchases. According to the Comptroller, the amount and timing of the administrative fees which would be charged is unknown. However, costs to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 303 Facilities Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts 303 Facilities Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, SLE, NV, LCO, LBO, JSm, DRE UP, SLE, NV, LCO, LBO, JSm, DRE