Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB91 Senate Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            March 22, 2017      TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:SB91 by Hall (relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a lawenforcement agency.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Government Code to add a provision for automatic license plate readers (ALPR), limiting their use by a law enforcement agency. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) reports that it currently receives Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration grants that are dedicated for the purpose of commercial vehicle screening by ALPRs. The bill would restrict DPS' use of ALPRs to only investigating a criminal offense or investigating a report of a missing person.While the provisions of the bill would have no significant impact to state, the federal government may require reimbursement for existing grants previously awarded to the state, estimated to be $1.0 million.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety   LBB Staff:  UP, AI, FR, ZB, RC, JGA, ER    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 22, 2017





  TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:SB91 by Hall (relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a lawenforcement agency.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB91 by Hall (relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a lawenforcement agency.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice 

 Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

SB91 by Hall (relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a lawenforcement agency.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

SB91 by Hall (relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a lawenforcement agency.), 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 the Government Code to add a provision for automatic license plate readers (ALPR), limiting their use by a law enforcement agency. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) reports that it currently receives Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration grants that are dedicated for the purpose of commercial vehicle screening by ALPRs. The bill would restrict DPS' use of ALPRs to only investigating a criminal offense or investigating a report of a missing person.While the provisions of the bill would have no significant impact to state, the federal government may require reimbursement for existing grants previously awarded to the state, estimated to be $1.0 million.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety

405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff: UP, AI, FR, ZB, RC, JGA, ER

 UP, AI, FR, ZB, RC, JGA, ER