Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1281 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/02/2023

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 2, 2023       TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1281 by Hughes (Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.), As Introduced     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 ImpactThe bill would repeal Chapter 706 of the Transportation Code regarding the denial of a driver's license for failure to appear in court. The statute allows a local municipality to impose a $10 reimbursement fee for each complaint or citation and deposit the revenue to the credit of the general fund of the municipality.The fiscal implications to local municipalities cannot be determined at this time due to the amount of revenue collected by municipalities from the reimbursement fee being unknown.   Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SMAT, KFB, DA

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 2, 2023

 

 

  TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1281 by Hughes (Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1281 by Hughes (Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.), As Introduced

 Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs

 Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 SB1281 by Hughes (Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.), As Introduced 

 SB1281 by Hughes (Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.), As Introduced 



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

The bill would repeal Chapter 706 of the Transportation Code regarding the denial of a driver's license for failure to appear in court. The statute allows a local municipality to impose a $10 reimbursement fee for each complaint or citation and deposit the revenue to the credit of the general fund of the municipality.The fiscal implications to local municipalities cannot be determined at this time due to the amount of revenue collected by municipalities from the reimbursement fee being unknown. 

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SMAT, KFB, DA

JMc, SMAT, KFB, DA