Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB854 by Swanson (Relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Election Code to require the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) to redact residential addresses from certain campaign finance filings. According to TEC, costs related to reprogramming the agency's Electronic Filing System could be absorbed with existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.