Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1852 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 05/19/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             May 19, 2021       TO: Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1852 by Sanford (Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.), As Engrossed     The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time. The bill does not specify how long an issuer may take to draw-down proceeds and the likely loss of Private Activity Bond authority in the possible scenario of the total drawn-down proceeds being less than the authority allocated. The bill would amend the Texas Government Code relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds. The term would include delivery of a bond in exchange for a partial payment for the incremental funding of the bond in accordance with the terms of the bond, provided that the partial payment is not less than 10 percent of the required payment for the bond. The term does not include a delivery of a bond if expenditure of the proceeds of the of the bond is conditioned on obtaining credit enhancement in support of the bond.According to the Bond Review Board, there is insufficient information to determine total fiscal impact.  Local Government ImpactThe fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.  Source Agencies: b > td > 352 Bond Review Board  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SZ, LCO, HGR, AAL

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 19, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1852 by Sanford (Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.), As Engrossed   

TO: Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1852 by Sanford (Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.), As Engrossed

 Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce

 Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB1852 by Sanford (Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.), As Engrossed 

 HB1852 by Sanford (Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.), As Engrossed 



The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time. The bill does not specify how long an issuer may take to draw-down proceeds and the likely loss of Private Activity Bond authority in the possible scenario of the total drawn-down proceeds being less than the authority allocated.

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time. The bill does not specify how long an issuer may take to draw-down proceeds and the likely loss of Private Activity Bond authority in the possible scenario of the total drawn-down proceeds being less than the authority allocated.

The bill would amend the Texas Government Code relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds. The term would include delivery of a bond in exchange for a partial payment for the incremental funding of the bond in accordance with the terms of the bond, provided that the partial payment is not less than 10 percent of the required payment for the bond. The term does not include a delivery of a bond if expenditure of the proceeds of the of the bond is conditioned on obtaining credit enhancement in support of the bond.According to the Bond Review Board, there is insufficient information to determine total fiscal impact.

 Local Government Impact

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.

Source Agencies: b > td > 352 Bond Review Board

352 Bond Review Board

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SZ, LCO, HGR, AAL

JMc, SZ, LCO, HGR, AAL