LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 8, 2017 TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3055 by Guillen (Relating to the restrictions on political activities for a county elections administrator.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend an existing misdemeanor defined in the Election Code to allow county election administrators in certain counties to be a candidate for and to hold a nonpartisan public office provided no part of the jurisdiction of the office is located in the county where the person serves as an elections 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 8, 2017 TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3055 by Guillen (Relating to the restrictions on political activities for a county elections administrator.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3055 by Guillen (Relating to the restrictions on political activities for a county elections administrator.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 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 the restrictions on political activities for a county elections administrator.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB3055 by Guillen (Relating to the restrictions on political activities for a county elections administrator.), 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 an existing misdemeanor defined in the Election Code to allow county election administrators in certain counties to be a candidate for and to hold a nonpartisan public office provided no part of the jurisdiction of the office is located in the county where the person serves as an elections 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