LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 6, 2023 TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1661 by Hughes (relating to a ballot scan system used in a central counting station.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Election Code related to the storage medium used to record votes in certain ballot scanning devices. According to the Secretary of State (SOS), the bill would have no significant fiscal impact on the agency. Local Government ImpactAccording to the SOS, no significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated as voting systems certified by the agency already meet the requirements of the bill. Source Agencies: b > td > 307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SMAT, LCO, GP, CMA, NTh
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 6, 2023
TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1661 by Hughes (relating to a ballot scan system used in a central counting station.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1661 by Hughes (relating to a ballot scan system used in a central counting station.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
SB1661 by Hughes (relating to a ballot scan system used in a central counting station.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1661 by Hughes (relating to a ballot scan system used in a central counting station.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Election Code related to the storage medium used to record votes in certain ballot scanning devices. According to the Secretary of State (SOS), the bill would have no significant fiscal impact on the agency.
Local Government Impact
According to the SOS, no significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated as voting systems certified by the agency already meet the requirements of the bill.
Source Agencies: b > td > 307 Secretary of State
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SMAT, LCO, GP, CMA, NTh
JMc, SMAT, LCO, GP, CMA, NTh