Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB526 House Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 20, 2017      TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:SB526 by Birdwell (relating to the abolishment of certain advisory committees and other state entities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill amends various statutes including the Government, Family, and Insurance Codes to abolish eleven state agency advisory committees, nine of which the administering agencies indicate are no longer active. Regarding the two active advisory committees, according to the Office of the Attorney General, removal of the Residential Mortgage Fraud Task Force and the Information Resources Steering Committee would reduce work for the agency, however, the fiscal impact would be negligible. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 551 Department of Agriculture, 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 454 Department of Insurance, 576 Texas A&M Forest Service, 701 Texas Education Agency   LBB Staff:  UP, SLE, DFR, LBO, JJ, PM, JSm, JGA    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 20, 2017





  TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:SB526 by Birdwell (relating to the abolishment of certain advisory committees and other state entities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB526 by Birdwell (relating to the abolishment of certain advisory committees and other state entities.), Committee Report 2nd 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

SB526 by Birdwell (relating to the abolishment of certain advisory committees and other state entities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

SB526 by Birdwell (relating to the abolishment of certain advisory committees and other state entities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill amends various statutes including the Government, Family, and Insurance Codes to abolish eleven state agency advisory committees, nine of which the administering agencies indicate are no longer active. Regarding the two active advisory committees, according to the Office of the Attorney General, removal of the Residential Mortgage Fraud Task Force and the Information Resources Steering Committee would reduce work for the agency, however, the fiscal impact would be negligible.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 551 Department of Agriculture, 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 454 Department of Insurance, 576 Texas A&M Forest Service, 701 Texas Education Agency

302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 551 Department of Agriculture, 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 454 Department of Insurance, 576 Texas A&M Forest Service, 701 Texas Education Agency

LBB Staff: UP, SLE, DFR, LBO, JJ, PM, JSm, JGA

 UP, SLE, DFR, LBO, JJ, PM, JSm, JGA