LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 2, 2017 TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3055 by Guillen (Relating to restrictions on political activities for county elections administrators.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend an existing misdemeanor defined in the Election Code to allow a county election administrator to be a candidate for and to hold a nonpartisan public office in a county other than that in which the official is the county election administrator.The bill would remove certain actions from categorization as a Class A misdemeanor and is therefore anticipated to have no significant fiscal impact to state government.This bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact This bill would remove certain actions from categorization as a Class A misdemeanor and is therefore anticipated to have no significant fiscal impact to local government. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, LBO, GG, GP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 2, 2017
TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3055 by Guillen (Relating to restrictions on political activities for county elections administrators.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3055 by Guillen (Relating to restrictions on political activities for county elections administrators.), As Introduced
Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3055 by Guillen (Relating to restrictions on political activities for county elections administrators.), As Introduced
HB3055 by Guillen (Relating to restrictions on political activities for county elections administrators.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend an existing misdemeanor defined in the Election Code to allow a county election administrator to be a candidate for and to hold a nonpartisan public office in a county other than that in which the official is the county election administrator.The bill would remove certain actions from categorization as a Class A misdemeanor and is therefore anticipated to have no significant fiscal impact to state government.This bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
This bill would remove certain actions from categorization as a Class A misdemeanor and is therefore anticipated to have no significant fiscal impact to local government.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: UP, LBO, GG, GP
UP, LBO, GG, GP