Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1659 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/01/2023

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 1, 2023       TO: Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1659 by Schwertner (Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would make changes to the Sunset review schedule affecting several agencies and remove the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District from Sunset review. The bill would also clarify that a public member of the Sunset Advisory Commission acts on behalf of the legislature in the furtherance of the legislature's duty to provide oversight of state agencies, not just executive branch agencies, and would make the provisions of the Texas Sunset Act relating to a review applicable to a state agency not subject to abolishment in the same manner as they would to a state agency that is subject to abolishment. It is assumed that any related costs could be absorbed using existing resources.  Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 116 Sunset Advisory Commission  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SZ, CMA, MMF, SMAT

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 1, 2023

 

 

  TO: Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1659 by Schwertner (Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1659 by Schwertner (Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.), As Introduced

 Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce

 Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 SB1659 by Schwertner (Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.), As Introduced 

 SB1659 by Schwertner (Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.), As Introduced 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would make changes to the Sunset review schedule affecting several agencies and remove the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District from Sunset review. The bill would also clarify that a public member of the Sunset Advisory Commission acts on behalf of the legislature in the furtherance of the legislature's duty to provide oversight of state agencies, not just executive branch agencies, and would make the provisions of the Texas Sunset Act relating to a review applicable to a state agency not subject to abolishment in the same manner as they would to a state agency that is subject to abolishment. It is assumed that any related costs could be absorbed using existing resources.

 Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies: b > td > 116 Sunset Advisory Commission

116 Sunset Advisory Commission

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SZ, CMA, MMF, SMAT

JMc, SZ, CMA, MMF, SMAT