Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1626 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/17/2023

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 17, 2023       TO: Honorable Paul Bettencourt, Chair, Senate Committee on Local Government     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1626 by LaMantia (Relating to an annual occupational medical examination for fire fighters.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require certified fire fighters to receive an annual occupational medical evaluation and would require the Texas Commission on Fire Protection to establish minimum standards for these annual medical evaluations. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.  Local Government ImpactThe fiscal impact to units of local government cannot be determined because the frequency with which medical evaluations would be performed and at what cost is unknown.  Source Agencies: b > td > 411 Commission on Fire Protection  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AF, KFB, CSh

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 17, 2023

 

 

  TO: Honorable Paul Bettencourt, Chair, Senate Committee on Local Government     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1626 by LaMantia (Relating to an annual occupational medical examination for fire fighters.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Paul Bettencourt, Chair, Senate Committee on Local Government
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1626 by LaMantia (Relating to an annual occupational medical examination for fire fighters.), As Introduced

 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 

 SB1626 by LaMantia (Relating to an annual occupational medical examination for fire fighters.), As Introduced 

 SB1626 by LaMantia (Relating to an annual occupational medical examination for fire fighters.), As Introduced 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require certified fire fighters to receive an annual occupational medical evaluation and would require the Texas Commission on Fire Protection to establish minimum standards for these annual medical evaluations. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

 Local Government Impact

The fiscal impact to units of local government cannot be determined because the frequency with which medical evaluations would be performed and at what cost is unknown.

Source Agencies: b > td > 411 Commission on Fire Protection

411 Commission on Fire Protection

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AF, KFB, CSh

JMc, AF, KFB, CSh