Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1116 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/30/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 30, 2021       TO: Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1116 by Bettencourt (Relating to a county, city, or independent school district posting election results on an Internet website.), As Engrossed     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Election Code to require a county that holds or provides election services for an election administered by the county and a city or independent school district that holds an election to post on its public Internet website, provided it maintains one, certain information about those elections. The bill specifies certain requirements for the location of the required information. According to the Secretary of State, no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.   Local Government ImpactAccording to the Texas Association of Counties, no significant fiscal implication to counties is anticipated. No other responses from units of local governments were received.  Source Agencies: b > td > 307 Secretary of State  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, CMA, ANE, SMAT

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 30, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1116 by Bettencourt (Relating to a county, city, or independent school district posting election results on an Internet website.), As Engrossed   

TO: Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1116 by Bettencourt (Relating to a county, city, or independent school district posting election results on an Internet website.), As Engrossed

 Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections

 Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 SB1116 by Bettencourt (Relating to a county, city, or independent school district posting election results on an Internet website.), As Engrossed 

 SB1116 by Bettencourt (Relating to a county, city, or independent school district posting election results on an Internet website.), 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 Election Code to require a county that holds or provides election services for an election administered by the county and a city or independent school district that holds an election to post on its public Internet website, provided it maintains one, certain information about those elections. The bill specifies certain requirements for the location of the required information. According to the Secretary of State, no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 

 Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Association of Counties, no significant fiscal implication to counties is anticipated. No other responses from units of local governments were received.

Source Agencies: b > td > 307 Secretary of State

307 Secretary of State

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, CMA, ANE, SMAT

JMc, SLE, CMA, ANE, SMAT