LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 30, 2021 TO: Honorable Paul Bettencourt, Chair, Senate Committee on Local Government FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB796 by Schwertner (Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the purchase or conversion by a municipality of property to house homeless individuals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to set out special hearing and notice requirements for the purchase or conversion of a property to house homeless individuals by the governing body of a municipality. Local Government ImpactAccording to the Texas Municipal League, the bill's requirement that a municipality provide notice by certified mail to each residence located within a two-mile radius of the property the municipality propose to purchase would cause a significant but indeterminate negative impact to municipalities. The City of Houston anticipates a significant negative fiscal impact, including additional costs involved with having to secure a venue that meets the two-mile radius requirement. Source Agencies: b > td > LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AF, CMA, ANE
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 30, 2021
TO: Honorable Paul Bettencourt, Chair, Senate Committee on Local Government FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB796 by Schwertner (Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the purchase or conversion by a municipality of property to house homeless individuals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Paul Bettencourt, Chair, Senate Committee on Local Government
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB796 by Schwertner (Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the purchase or conversion by a municipality of property to house homeless individuals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Paul Bettencourt, Chair, Senate Committee on Local Government
Honorable Paul Bettencourt, Chair, Senate Committee on Local Government
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB796 by Schwertner (Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the purchase or conversion by a municipality of property to house homeless individuals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB796 by Schwertner (Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the purchase or conversion by a municipality of property to house homeless individuals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to set out special hearing and notice requirements for the purchase or conversion of a property to house homeless individuals by the governing body of a municipality.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Municipal League, the bill's requirement that a municipality provide notice by certified mail to each residence located within a two-mile radius of the property the municipality propose to purchase would cause a significant but indeterminate negative impact to municipalities. The City of Houston anticipates a significant negative fiscal impact, including additional costs involved with having to secure a venue that meets the two-mile radius requirement.
The City of Houston anticipates a significant negative fiscal impact, including additional costs involved with having to secure a venue that meets the two-mile radius requirement.
Source Agencies: b > td >
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AF, CMA, ANE
JMc, AF, CMA, ANE