Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2306 by Fierro (Relating to the denial of the registration of a motor vehicle based on certain information provided by a county to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2306, As Introduced : an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2023.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2022
$0
2023
$0
2024
$0
2025
$0
2026
$0
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund 10
2022
($833,650)
2023
$0
2024
$0
2025
$0
2026
$0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend Transportation Code, Section 502.010, to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) to develop and implement a system through which counties may provide certain "county scofflaw" information to TxDMV and that verifies the information by searching against a vehicle owner's driver's license number, date of birth, or other information provided to TxDMV. The bill would require TxDMV to implement the system not later than September 1, 2022. This provision of the bill would take effect on September 1, 2021. Other provisions of the bill would take effect on September 1, 2022.
Methodology
Based on the information provided by TxDMV, it is assumed the agency would incur a one-time cost of $833,650 to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund in fiscal year 2022 for programming to develop and implement the new system required by the bill.
Technology
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles estimates a one-time technology cost of $833,650 to program the new system required by the bill.
Local Government Impact
According to El Paso County, the real-time online database would eliminate an annual revenue loss of $160,000 the County experiences in past due fines, fees and taxes. No significant fiscal impact to other units of local government is anticipated.