Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2648 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            March 27, 2017      TO: Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB2648 by Stephenson (Relating to including the obligations of Federal Home Loan Banks as authorized investments for a governmental entity.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend Chapter 2256 of the Government Code, regarding public funds investment. The bill would add Federal Home Loan Banks to the list of approved issuers of obligations, including letters of credit, of the U.S. or its agencies and instrumentalities that are authorized investments for governmental entities. Local Government Impact According to the Texas Municipal League, the fiscal impact to municipalities is not anticipated to be significant. According to the County Treasurers' Association of Texas (CTAT), the fiscal implication to counties cannot be determined but could be significant due to the potential loss of county monies on investments under the provisions of the bill.     Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs, 450 Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, 451 Department of Banking, 580 Water Development Board, 601 Department of Transportation, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration   LBB Staff:  UP, CL, JJ, BRi, EK, JGA    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 27, 2017





  TO: Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB2648 by Stephenson (Relating to including the obligations of Federal Home Loan Banks as authorized investments for a governmental entity.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2648 by Stephenson (Relating to including the obligations of Federal Home Loan Banks as authorized investments for a governmental entity.), As Introduced

 Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services 

 Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Investments & Financial Services 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB2648 by Stephenson (Relating to including the obligations of Federal Home Loan Banks as authorized investments for a governmental entity.), As Introduced

HB2648 by Stephenson (Relating to including the obligations of Federal Home Loan Banks as authorized investments for a governmental entity.), As Introduced



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill would amend Chapter 2256 of the Government Code, regarding public funds investment. The bill would add Federal Home Loan Banks to the list of approved issuers of obligations, including letters of credit, of the U.S. or its agencies and instrumentalities that are authorized investments for governmental entities.

Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Municipal League, the fiscal impact to municipalities is not anticipated to be significant. According to the County Treasurers' Association of Texas (CTAT), the fiscal implication to counties cannot be determined but could be significant due to the potential loss of county monies on investments under the provisions of the bill. 

Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs, 450 Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, 451 Department of Banking, 580 Water Development Board, 601 Department of Transportation, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs, 450 Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, 451 Department of Banking, 580 Water Development Board, 601 Department of Transportation, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration

LBB Staff: UP, CL, JJ, BRi, EK, JGA

 UP, CL, JJ, BRi, EK, JGA