Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3297 Conference Committee Report* / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             May 26, 2023       TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate  Honorable Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB3297 by Harris, Cody (Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.), Conference Committee Report     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would eliminate the Vehicle Safety Inspection Program for non-commercial vehicles and establish an equivalent vehicle inspection replacement fee to be paid at the time of vehicle registration.According to the Department of Public Safety, any negative fiscal implications due to the reduction of revenue from safety inspection station certification fees would generally be offset by the removal of 14.0 investigator positions in regions where only safety inspections are required.According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Motor Vehicles, it is assumed agency costs to implement the provisions of the bill can be accomplished with existing resources.   Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, CMA, TG, SMAT, DDel, KFB, DA

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 26, 2023

 

 

  TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate  Honorable Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB3297 by Harris, Cody (Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.), Conference Committee Report   

TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate  Honorable Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3297 by Harris, Cody (Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.), Conference Committee Report

 Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate  Honorable Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives

 Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate  Honorable Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB3297 by Harris, Cody (Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.), Conference Committee Report 

 HB3297 by Harris, Cody (Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.), Conference Committee Report 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would eliminate the Vehicle Safety Inspection Program for non-commercial vehicles and establish an equivalent vehicle inspection replacement fee to be paid at the time of vehicle registration.According to the Department of Public Safety, any negative fiscal implications due to the reduction of revenue from safety inspection station certification fees would generally be offset by the removal of 14.0 investigator positions in regions where only safety inspections are required.According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Motor Vehicles, it is assumed agency costs to implement the provisions of the bill can be accomplished with existing resources. 

 Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, CMA, TG, SMAT, DDel, KFB, DA

JMc, CMA, TG, SMAT, DDel, KFB, DA