LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                          April 25, 1995



 TO:     Honorable John Smithee, Chair          IN RE:  House Bill No. 491
         Committee on Insurance                         By: DeLaGarza
         House of Representatives
         Austin, Texas






FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
491 (relating to denial of or limitation on health insurance
coverage because of a preexisting condition) this office has
determined the following:




No fiscal implication to the State or units of local government
is anticipated.


Source:   Office of Public Insurance Counsel, Department of
Insurance
          LBB Staff: JK, RM, RR