LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 21, 2017 TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB526 by Schofield (Relating to certain persons' entitlement to public information.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Under the bill, a governmental entity would no longer be required to accept or comply with a request for public information from a person whose primary residence was not in Texas. The governmental entity could determine a requestor's residency by asking the requestor for information about his or her primary residence. If the requestor failed to provide information about his or her primary residence within 10 business days, the governmental entity could treat the request as if the requestor's primary residence was not in Texas. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 356 Texas Ethics Commission, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: UP, LBO, JJ, JLE, GGo, FR, THo, TBo, KVe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 21, 2017
TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB526 by Schofield (Relating to certain persons' entitlement to public information.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB526 by Schofield (Relating to certain persons' entitlement to public information.), As Introduced
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
HB526 by Schofield (Relating to certain persons' entitlement to public information.), As Introduced
HB526 by Schofield (Relating to certain persons' entitlement to public information.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Under the bill, a governmental entity would no longer be required to accept or comply with a request for public information from a person whose primary residence was not in Texas. The governmental entity could determine a requestor's residency by asking the requestor for information about his or her primary residence. If the requestor failed to provide information about his or her primary residence within 10 business days, the governmental entity could treat the request as if the requestor's primary residence was not in Texas.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 356 Texas Ethics Commission, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 356 Texas Ethics Commission, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: UP, LBO, JJ, JLE, GGo, FR, THo, TBo, KVe
UP, LBO, JJ, JLE, GGo, FR, THo, TBo, KVe