Texas 2025 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4960 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/11/2025

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 11, 2025       TO: Honorable Ken King, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB4960 by Phelan (Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. According to the Texas Ethics Commission, the bill would have no significant fiscal impact.According to the Office of Court Administration, the bill would have no significant impact on the state court system.According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, as the number of potential violations and amounts of penalty assessments is unknown, the fiscal implications of this bill cannot be estimated.  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, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 356 Texas Ethics Commission  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, WP, GP

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 11, 2025

 

 

  TO: Honorable Ken King, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB4960 by Phelan (Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Ken King, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB4960 by Phelan (Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.), As Introduced

 Honorable Ken King, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs

 Honorable Ken King, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB4960 by Phelan (Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.), As Introduced 

 HB4960 by Phelan (Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.), As Introduced 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

According to the Texas Ethics Commission, the bill would have no significant fiscal impact.According to the Office of Court Administration, the bill would have no significant impact on the state court system.According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, as the number of potential violations and amounts of penalty assessments is unknown, the fiscal implications of this bill cannot be estimated.

 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, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 356 Texas Ethics Commission

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 356 Texas Ethics Commission

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, WP, GP

JMc, WP, GP