LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 11, 2023 TO: Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB648 by Gervin-Hawkins (Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school bus using images from a school bus monitoring system.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would authorize a local authority or school district, based on a recorded image by a school bus monitoring system to issue a civil or criminal charge or citation for passing a school bus. The bill would allow for use of the recorded image as evidence in a proceeding for a violation of passing a school bus. This analysis assumes costs to the Office of Court Administration could be absorbed using existing resources. However, precise cost estimates cannot be determined as case-level data that might allow for case volume projections is not available. Local Government ImpactThe fiscal impact to units of local government cannot be determined because the number of violations issued and the subsequent impact to local courts is unknown. Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 601 Department of Transportation, 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AAL, ASA, SL, AF
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 11, 2023
TO: Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB648 by Gervin-Hawkins (Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school bus using images from a school bus monitoring system.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB648 by Gervin-Hawkins (Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school bus using images from a school bus monitoring system.), As Introduced
Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB648 by Gervin-Hawkins (Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school bus using images from a school bus monitoring system.), As Introduced
HB648 by Gervin-Hawkins (Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school bus using images from a school bus monitoring system.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would authorize a local authority or school district, based on a recorded image by a school bus monitoring system to issue a civil or criminal charge or citation for passing a school bus. The bill would allow for use of the recorded image as evidence in a proceeding for a violation of passing a school bus. This analysis assumes costs to the Office of Court Administration could be absorbed using existing resources. However, precise cost estimates cannot be determined as case-level data that might allow for case volume projections is not available.
This analysis assumes costs to the Office of Court Administration could be absorbed using existing resources. However, precise cost estimates cannot be determined as case-level data that might allow for case volume projections is not available.
Local Government Impact
The fiscal impact to units of local government cannot be determined because the number of violations issued and the subsequent impact to local courts is unknown.
Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 601 Department of Transportation, 701 Texas Education Agency
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 601 Department of Transportation, 701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AAL, ASA, SL, AF
JMc, AAL, ASA, SL, AF