Texas 2025 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2747 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/03/2025

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 3, 2025       TO: Honorable Gary VanDeaver, Chair, House Committee on Public Health     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB2747 by Frank (Relating to requiring certain health care entities to submit notice of material change transactions to the attorney general and the attorney general's authority to conduct certain related studies; imposing civil and administrative penalties.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require healthcare entities to provide advance notice to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for material change transactions. The OAG would be permitted to request data from healthcare entities for the purpose of collecting studies on the conditions of Texas healthcare markets.The OAG would be authorized to collect civil and administrative penalties for noncompliance from healthcare entities.It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.It is also assumed any revenues generated as a result of civil penalties associated with the bill would not have a significant impact.  Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NPe, LCO, JKe

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 3, 2025

 

 

  TO: Honorable Gary VanDeaver, Chair, House Committee on Public Health     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB2747 by Frank (Relating to requiring certain health care entities to submit notice of material change transactions to the attorney general and the attorney general's authority to conduct certain related studies; imposing civil and administrative penalties.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Gary VanDeaver, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2747 by Frank (Relating to requiring certain health care entities to submit notice of material change transactions to the attorney general and the attorney general's authority to conduct certain related studies; imposing civil and administrative penalties.), As Introduced

 Honorable Gary VanDeaver, Chair, House Committee on Public Health

 Honorable Gary VanDeaver, Chair, House Committee on Public Health

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB2747 by Frank (Relating to requiring certain health care entities to submit notice of material change transactions to the attorney general and the attorney general's authority to conduct certain related studies; imposing civil and administrative penalties.), As Introduced 

 HB2747 by Frank (Relating to requiring certain health care entities to submit notice of material change transactions to the attorney general and the attorney general's authority to conduct certain related studies; imposing civil and administrative penalties.), As Introduced 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require healthcare entities to provide advance notice to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for material change transactions. The OAG would be permitted to request data from healthcare entities for the purpose of collecting studies on the conditions of Texas healthcare markets.The OAG would be authorized to collect civil and administrative penalties for noncompliance from healthcare entities.It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.It is also assumed any revenues generated as a result of civil penalties associated with the bill would not have a significant impact.

 Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NPe, LCO, JKe

JMc, NPe, LCO, JKe