LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session May 1, 1997 TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 32, As Engrossed Committee on State Affairs By: Greenberg Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB32 ( Relating to primary election dates and procedures and related dates, deadlines, and procedures.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB32-As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Fiscal Analysis The bill would change various election dates. The bill would take effect September 1, 1997. Methodology Primary and runoff elections would be conducted on a Saturday instead of the current Tuesday, a time when most public buildings are open. Currently, there usually is not a cost for the use of public buildings for polling locations. The bill would provide that, if the election day is a day on which the public building is usually not open, a reasonable charge may be made only for the reimbursement for actual expenses resulting from the use of the building, excluding rent. It is not expected that these charges would be significant. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,JD ,PE ,JC