LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 1, 2021 TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1387 by Creighton (relating to a requirement that a voting system used in an election in the state be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would amend the Election Code to require all voting systems and voting system equipment be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States and sold by a company whose headquarters are located in the United States and parent company's headquarters, if applicable, are located in the United States.According to the Secretary of State (SOS), no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. Local Government ImpactAccording to the Texas Association of Counties (TAC), the organization does not know where different voting machines are manufactured. TAC states that counties purchase machines that are pre-certified at the state level by the SOS and at the Federal level by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Accordingly, the fiscal impact on counties cannot be determined. Source Agencies: b > td > 307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SMAT, LCO, GP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 1, 2021
TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1387 by Creighton (relating to a requirement that a voting system used in an election in the state be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1387 by Creighton (relating to a requirement that a voting system used in an election in the state be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1387 by Creighton (relating to a requirement that a voting system used in an election in the state be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1387 by Creighton (relating to a requirement that a voting system used in an election in the state be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
This bill would amend the Election Code to require all voting systems and voting system equipment be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States and sold by a company whose headquarters are located in the United States and parent company's headquarters, if applicable, are located in the United States.According to the Secretary of State (SOS), no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Association of Counties (TAC), the organization does not know where different voting machines are manufactured. TAC states that counties purchase machines that are pre-certified at the state level by the SOS and at the Federal level by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Accordingly, the fiscal impact on counties cannot be determined.
Source Agencies: b > td > 307 Secretary of State
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SMAT, LCO, GP
JMc, SMAT, LCO, GP