LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 18, 1997
TO: Honorable Kim Brimer, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1156, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Committee on Business & Industry By: Goolsby
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1156 ( Relating
to regulation of body piercing.) this office has detemined the
following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1156-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
impact of $0 to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium
ending August 31, 1999.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require a body piercing studio to be licensed
as a tattoo studio. The bill would assign the responsibility
for the regulation of body piercing to the Department of Health.
Methodolgy
The Department of Health estimates that there are approximately
20,300 body piercing studios in the state that would require
a license and inspection. Fifty-one positions, including 45
investigators, would be added to implement the provisions of
the bill. A license fee would be collected for body piercing
studios. The projected revenues from this source are shown
below.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Five Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable Probable Revenue Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) Gain/(Loss) from of State
from General General Revenue Employees from
Revenue Fund Fund FY 1997
0001 0001
1998 ($2,644,394) $2,644,394 51.0
1998 (3,293,084) 3,293,084 51.0
2000 (3,044,219) 3,044,219 51.0
2001 (3,044,219) 3,044,219 51.0
2002 (3,044,219) 3,044,219 51.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds
during each of the first five years is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 $0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK ,TH ,KF