Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2211 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/09/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION   Revision 1          April 9, 2021       TO: Honorable Stephanie Klick, Chair, House Committee on Public Health     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB2211 by Metcalf (Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to prohibit hospitals from restricting patient visitation to fewer than one person during certain periods of disaster, unless federally required. The bill would not apply to state hospitals. According to the Health and Human Services Commission, no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. According to the University of Texas System Administration and the Texas Tech University System Administration, no fiscal impact to their systems is anticipated.   Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 720 UT Sys Admin, 768 Texas Tech Univ Sys Admin  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AKI, SD, CMA, DPE

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
Revision 1
April 9, 2021

Revision 1 

Revision 1 

  TO: Honorable Stephanie Klick, Chair, House Committee on Public Health     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB2211 by Metcalf (Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted   

TO: Honorable Stephanie Klick, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2211 by Metcalf (Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable Stephanie Klick, Chair, House Committee on Public Health

 Honorable Stephanie Klick, Chair, House Committee on Public Health

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB2211 by Metcalf (Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 

 HB2211 by Metcalf (Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.), 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 Health and Safety Code to prohibit hospitals from restricting patient visitation to fewer than one person during certain periods of disaster, unless federally required. The bill would not apply to state hospitals. According to the Health and Human Services Commission, no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. According to the University of Texas System Administration and the Texas Tech University System Administration, no fiscal impact to their systems is anticipated. 

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to prohibit hospitals from restricting patient visitation to fewer than one person during certain periods of disaster, unless federally required. The bill would not apply to state hospitals. 





According to the University of Texas System Administration and the Texas Tech University System Administration, no fiscal impact to their systems is anticipated. 

 Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies: b > td > 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 720 UT Sys Admin, 768 Texas Tech Univ Sys Admin

529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 720 UT Sys Admin, 768 Texas Tech Univ Sys Admin

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AKI, SD, CMA, DPE

JMc, AKI, SD, CMA, DPE