LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 2, 2023 TO: Honorable Reggie Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3449 by Noble (relating to ballots voted by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources. Local Government ImpactThere could be an impact on certain counties related to the preservation of an image of a voter's signature on the carrier envelope and early voting ballot application for at least six years and the use of software by the early voting clerk to display all electronically available signatures in the county's election records. Source Agencies: b > td > 307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, MOc, CMA, NTh LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 2, 2023 TO: Honorable Reggie Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3449 by Noble (relating to ballots voted by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Reggie Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3449 by Noble (relating to ballots voted by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Reggie Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections Honorable Reggie Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB3449 by Noble (relating to ballots voted by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB3449 by Noble (relating to ballots voted 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. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources. Local Government Impact There could be an impact on certain counties related to the preservation of an image of a voter's signature on the carrier envelope and early voting ballot application for at least six years and the use of software by the early voting clerk to display all electronically available signatures in the county's election records. Source Agencies: b > td > 307 Secretary of State 307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, MOc, CMA, NTh JMc, MOc, CMA, NTh