Texas 2025 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2070 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/16/2025

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 16, 2025       TO: Honorable Lacey Hull, Chair, House Committee on Human Services     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB2070 by Hull (Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would prohibit the Department of Family and Protective Services from adding a name to the central registry unless a court of competent jurisdiction enters a final order in a civil, criminal, or juvenile proceeding in which the court finds the individual abused or neglected the child, or if an individual has been found to have abused or neglected a child in certain situations.It is assumed that any costs to the Office of Court Administration, the State Office of Administrative Hearings and the Department of Family and Protective Services could be absorbed within existing resources.   Local Government ImpactNo fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NPe, ER, AN

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 16, 2025



TO: Honorable Lacey Hull, Chair, House Committee on Human Services     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB2070 by Hull (Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

TO: Honorable Lacey Hull, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2070 by Hull (Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted



Honorable Lacey Hull, Chair, House Committee on Human Services

Honorable Lacey Hull, Chair, House Committee on Human Services

Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB2070 by Hull (Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

HB2070 by Hull (Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.), 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 prohibit the Department of Family and Protective Services from adding a name to the central registry unless a court of competent jurisdiction enters a final order in a civil, criminal, or juvenile proceeding in which the court finds the individual abused or neglected the child, or if an individual has been found to have abused or neglected a child in certain situations.It is assumed that any costs to the Office of Court Administration, the State Office of Administrative Hearings and the Department of Family and Protective Services could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of



212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NPe, ER, AN



JMc, NPe, ER, AN