Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB23 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 05/12/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             May 12, 2021       TO: Honorable Chris Paddie, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB23 by Huffman (relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to require an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.  Local Government ImpactTravis County anticipates an indeterminate loss in revenue and a standalone election cost of about $1.0 million if the county were to adopt a budget that triggered an election as required by the bill.According to Cameron County, the fiscal impact from the bill would be significant if the county were to adopt a budget that triggered an election as required by the bill, upwards of $653,000 each year, unless the Comptroller were to refund the cost of the election if the voters approved the reduction. If not, there could be an annual expense depending on circumstances.If Fort Bend County were to adopted a budget that triggered an election as required by the bill the county estimates the cost of holding a special election to be between $475,000 and $600,000 depending upon the length of the early voting period.The Justices of the Peace and Constables Association do not expect a fiscal impact to justice courts from the bill.  Source Agencies: b > td > 300 Trusteed Programs - Gov, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SMAT, CMA, ANE, SLE

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 12, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Chris Paddie, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB23 by Huffman (relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted   

TO: Honorable Chris Paddie, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB23 by Huffman (relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

 Honorable Chris Paddie, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs

 Honorable Chris Paddie, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 SB23 by Huffman (relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted 

 SB23 by Huffman (relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.), Committee Report 2nd 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 Local Government Code to require an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.

 Local Government Impact

Travis County anticipates an indeterminate loss in revenue and a standalone election cost of about $1.0 million if the county were to adopt a budget that triggered an election as required by the bill.According to Cameron County, the fiscal impact from the bill would be significant if the county were to adopt a budget that triggered an election as required by the bill, upwards of $653,000 each year, unless the Comptroller were to refund the cost of the election if the voters approved the reduction. If not, there could be an annual expense depending on circumstances.If Fort Bend County were to adopted a budget that triggered an election as required by the bill the county estimates the cost of holding a special election to be between $475,000 and $600,000 depending upon the length of the early voting period.The Justices of the Peace and Constables Association do not expect a fiscal impact to justice courts from the bill.

The Justices of the Peace and Constables Association do not expect a fiscal impact to justice courts from the bill.

Source Agencies: b > td > 300 Trusteed Programs - Gov, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

300 Trusteed Programs - Gov, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

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

JMc, SMAT, CMA, ANE, SLE