LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 10, 2017 TO: Honorable Carol Alvarado, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB636 by Huffines (Relating to procedures for certain municipalities to adopt or amend a national model building code.), As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to require certain municipalities to comply with procedure requirements for adopting or amending a national model building code. Under the provisions of the bill, the procedure requirements would include the preparation and publication of a cost-benefit analysis and holding a public hearing on the proposed adoption of an amendment to a national model building code. The bill would require the procedures to be completed before any building code amendment could be adopted. According to the Department of Insurance, no fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact According to the Texas Municipal League (TML), the bill lowers the population bracket in current law from 100,000 to 40,000. The bill requires applicable cities to publish a cost-benefit analysis before amending a national model building code. According to TML, such an analysis could have a fiscal impact on cities because cities consider numerous amendments to the model codes and the analysis required is complex. Source Agencies:454 Department of Insurance LBB Staff: UP, JGA, GG, GP, KVe, SD, EK
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 10, 2017
TO: Honorable Carol Alvarado, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB636 by Huffines (Relating to procedures for certain municipalities to adopt or amend a national model building code.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Carol Alvarado, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB636 by Huffines (Relating to procedures for certain municipalities to adopt or amend a national model building code.), As Engrossed
Honorable Carol Alvarado, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
Honorable Carol Alvarado, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB636 by Huffines (Relating to procedures for certain municipalities to adopt or amend a national model building code.), As Engrossed
SB636 by Huffines (Relating to procedures for certain municipalities to adopt or amend a national model building code.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to require certain municipalities to comply with procedure requirements for adopting or amending a national model building code. Under the provisions of the bill, the procedure requirements would include the preparation and publication of a cost-benefit analysis and holding a public hearing on the proposed adoption of an amendment to a national model building code. The bill would require the procedures to be completed before any building code amendment could be adopted. According to the Department of Insurance, no fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Municipal League (TML), the bill lowers the population bracket in current law from 100,000 to 40,000. The bill requires applicable cities to publish a cost-benefit analysis before amending a national model building code. According to TML, such an analysis could have a fiscal impact on cities because cities consider numerous amendments to the model codes and the analysis required is complex.
Source Agencies: 454 Department of Insurance
454 Department of Insurance
LBB Staff: UP, JGA, GG, GP, KVe, SD, EK
UP, JGA, GG, GP, KVe, SD, EK