LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                        February 21, 1995



 TO:     Honorable John Smithee, Chair          IN RE:  House Bill No. 1243
         Committee on Insurance                         By: Smithee
         House of Representatives
         Austin, Texas






FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1243 (Relating to financial solvency requirements for certain
insurers and health maintenance organizations.) this office has
determined the following:

The bill would strengthen the regulatory capability and
procedures of the Department of Insurance in several ways
relating to financial solvency requirements for certain insurers
and health maintenance organizations.

 No significant fiscal impact to the state or units of local
government is anticipated because procedural changes would be
absorbed within existing functions.  However, the extent to which
the number of regulatory actions could increase as a result of
the provisions of the bill cannot be estimated.





Source:   Department of Insurance
          LBB Staff: JK, RM, RR