Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1675 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/15/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 15, 2021       TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1675 by Campbell (relating to procedures for early voting by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill amends the Election Code and Government Code relating to the procedures for early voting by mail and voting by mail.The bill would prohibit the Governor from suspending a provision of a statute, order, or rule related to the qualification or procedures for early voting by mail and voting by mail. The bill would allow the Governor to suspend Section 86.006(a-1) of the Election Code, upon declaration of a state of disaster, only for the purpose of allowing a registered voter in the disaster area to hand-deliver their marked mail ballot to the voting clerk's office on or before election day.According to the Office of the Governor and the Secretary of State, any additional work resulting from the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current resources.  Local Government ImpactAccording to the Texas Association of Counties, no significant fiscal impact to counties is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 300 Trusteed Programs - Gov, 307 Secretary of State  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SMAT, LCO, HGR, AF

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 15, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1675 by Campbell (relating to procedures for early voting by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted   

TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1675 by Campbell (relating to procedures for early voting by mail.), 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 

 SB1675 by Campbell (relating to procedures for early voting by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 

 SB1675 by Campbell (relating to procedures for early voting by mail.), 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 amends the Election Code and Government Code relating to the procedures for early voting by mail and voting by mail.The bill would prohibit the Governor from suspending a provision of a statute, order, or rule related to the qualification or procedures for early voting by mail and voting by mail. The bill would allow the Governor to suspend Section 86.006(a-1) of the Election Code, upon declaration of a state of disaster, only for the purpose of allowing a registered voter in the disaster area to hand-deliver their marked mail ballot to the voting clerk's office on or before election day.According to the Office of the Governor and the Secretary of State, any additional work resulting from the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current resources.

 Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Association of Counties, no significant fiscal impact to counties is anticipated.

Source Agencies: b > td > 300 Trusteed Programs - Gov, 307 Secretary of State

300 Trusteed Programs - Gov, 307 Secretary of State

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SMAT, LCO, HGR, AF

JMc, SMAT, LCO, HGR, AF