LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session March 23, 1995 TO: Honorable Ken Armbrister, Chair IN RE: Senate Joint Committee on State Affairs Resolution Senate No. 54 Austin, Texas By: Cain, Nelson FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Joint Resolution No. 54 (Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for submitting certain legislation to the voters for their approval.) this office has determined the following: The resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to provide for submitting certain legislation to the voters for their approval. Upon a vote of two-thirds of all the members of each house of the Legislature, the Legislature would submit a proposed statute to the voters and make the enactment of the statute into law subject to the approval of the voters. A measure submitted to the voters would not be subject to veto by the Governor. The election on proposed statutes submitted to the voters would be held in accordance with the procedures for voting on proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. Counties would be required to conduct the election. The Secretary of State estimates there would be one such election on the ballot following each legislative session. During the first five years after the adoption of a statute by the voters, a two-thirds vote of the members of both houses of the Legislature would be required to amend or repeal the statute. The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage is estimated as follows, per estimate of the Office of the Secretary of State: Fiscal Probable Cost Out Change in Year of General Number of State Revenue Fund 001 Employees from FY 1995 1996 $87,700 .0 1997 0 .0 1998 87,700 .0 1999 0 .0 2000 87,700 .0 Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the provisions of the bill are in effect. The fiscal implication to units of local government cannot be determined. Source: Secretary of State LBB Staff: JK, JC, DF