Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1580 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 05/25/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             May 25, 2021       TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1580 by Hancock (Relating to the use of securitization by electric cooperatives to address certain weather-related extraordinary costs and expenses.), As Passed 2nd House     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to the use of securitization by electric cooperatives to address certain weather-related extraordinary costs and expenses could be absorbed using existing resources.  Local Government ImpactAccording to the Texas Association of Counties, the bill's provisions may benefit counties and county residents who are customers of electric cooperatives by stabilizing utility bills that would otherwise increase immediately to finance recovery costs from winter storm Uri. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.  Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 307 Secretary of State, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 475 Office of Public Utility Counsel  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, LBO, MB, RRE, SZ, AF

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 25, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1580 by Hancock (Relating to the use of securitization by electric cooperatives to address certain weather-related extraordinary costs and expenses.), As Passed 2nd House   

TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1580 by Hancock (Relating to the use of securitization by electric cooperatives to address certain weather-related extraordinary costs and expenses.), As Passed 2nd House

 Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate

 Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 SB1580 by Hancock (Relating to the use of securitization by electric cooperatives to address certain weather-related extraordinary costs and expenses.), As Passed 2nd House 

 SB1580 by Hancock (Relating to the use of securitization by electric cooperatives to address certain weather-related extraordinary costs and expenses.), As Passed 2nd House 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to the use of securitization by electric cooperatives to address certain weather-related extraordinary costs and expenses could be absorbed using existing resources.

 Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Association of Counties, the bill's provisions may benefit counties and county residents who are customers of electric cooperatives by stabilizing utility bills that would otherwise increase immediately to finance recovery costs from winter storm Uri. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 307 Secretary of State, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 475 Office of Public Utility Counsel

212 Office of Court Admin, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 307 Secretary of State, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 475 Office of Public Utility Counsel

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, LBO, MB, RRE, SZ, AF

JMc, LBO, MB, RRE, SZ, AF