Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1686 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 03/31/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             March 31, 2021       TO: Honorable DeWayne Burns, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1686 by Cortez (Relating to the regulation of food production on single-family residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to prohibit municipalities and property owners' associations from prohibiting certain food production activities on single-family residential lots.According to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), no significant fiscal impact to the State is anticipated.    Local Government ImpactAccording to the City of Plano, the bill would have an estimated ongoing annual cost of $68,087 for an additional Animal Services Officer FTE and a one-time cost of $7,500 for a commercial coop for housing animals. The impact on other municipalities cannot be determined due to a lack of responses. According to DSHS, local government entities may experience a negative fiscal impact as the result of implementing the legislation as proposed.  Source Agencies: b > td > 329 Real Estate Commission, 537 State Health Services  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AJL, CMA, DPE

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 31, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable DeWayne Burns, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1686 by Cortez (Relating to the regulation of food production on single-family residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable DeWayne Burns, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1686 by Cortez (Relating to the regulation of food production on single-family residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association.), As Introduced

 Honorable DeWayne Burns, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

 Honorable DeWayne Burns, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB1686 by Cortez (Relating to the regulation of food production on single-family residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association.), As Introduced 

 HB1686 by Cortez (Relating to the regulation of food production on single-family residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association.), As Introduced 



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 prohibit municipalities and property owners' associations from prohibiting certain food production activities on single-family residential lots.According to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), no significant fiscal impact to the State is anticipated.  

The bill would amend the Local Government Code to prohibit municipalities and property owners' associations from prohibiting certain food production activities on single-family residential lots.



 Local Government Impact

According to the City of Plano, the bill would have an estimated ongoing annual cost of $68,087 for an additional Animal Services Officer FTE and a one-time cost of $7,500 for a commercial coop for housing animals. The impact on other municipalities cannot be determined due to a lack of responses. According to DSHS, local government entities may experience a negative fiscal impact as the result of implementing the legislation as proposed.

Source Agencies: b > td > 329 Real Estate Commission, 537 State Health Services

329 Real Estate Commission, 537 State Health Services

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AJL, CMA, DPE

JMc, AJL, CMA, DPE