LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
March 29, 1995
TO: Honorable Ron Wilson, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 796
Committee on Licensing & By: Carona
Administrative Procedures
House of Representatives
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
796 (Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and
refrigeration contractors; providing penalties.) this office has
determined the following:
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
The bill would allow the Department of Licensing and Regulation
or a municipality to issue citations to persons who perform air
conditioning and refrigeration contracting without a license.
The Department of Licensing and Regulation would regulate the use
and sale of certain equipment relating to air conditioning and
refrigeration by issuing licenses or exemptions. The affected
population would need to be licensed or registered exempt by
January 1. 1996.
It is assumed that the first fiscal year would department would
issue 55,300 licenses/permits. Thereafter the number issued
would be approximately 5,500 per year. The agency would set the
fees to cover expenses.
The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Probable Cost Out Probable Revenue Change in
Year of General Gain to General Number of State
Revenue Fund 001 Revenue Fund 001 Employees from
FY 1995
1996 $707,000 $4,147,500 8.0
1997 368,000 412,500 9.0
1998 365,000 412,500 9.0
1999 365,000 412,500 9.0
2000 365,000 412,500 9.0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source: Department of Licensing and Regulation
LBB Staff: JK, LR, DF