LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


April 26, 2021

TO:	Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	SB1270 by Seliger (relating to the procurement of certain goods and services related to highways by the Texas Department of Transportation.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to give greater discretion to the Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to award certain contracts without a competitive bidding process.

According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the fiscal impact to the State cannot be estimated.

According to TxDOT, a positive fiscal impact that cannot be determined to TxDOT is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

According to TxDOT, no fiscal impact to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Department of Transportation

LBB Staff:

JMc, AAL, BC, DPE