LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
May 12, 1997
TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1176, As Engrossed
Committee on State Affairs By: Allen
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1176 ( Relating
to public access to conviction and deferred adjudication information
and to certain sex offender registration information maintained
by the Department of Public Safety.) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1176-As Engrossed
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
positive impact of $2,563,583 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 amend Section 41.088 of the Government Code by
adding the Sexual Offender Registration program to the type
of information the Department of Public Safety may release,
for a fee, to entities who are not primarily a criminal justice
agency. The Department would also be charged with designing
and implementing a system to respond to electronic and other
inquires to this data.
The bill would take effect September
1, 1997.
Methodolgy
An estimated one million inquires are expected once the provisions
of the bill are implemented.
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 Revenue Probable Change in Number
Gain/(Loss) from Savings/(Cost) of State
General Revenue from General Employees from
Fund Revenue Fund FY 1997
0001 0001
1998 $2,000,000 ($1,312,293) 24.0
1998 2,750,000 (874,124) 24.0
2000 2,750,000 (878,541) 24.0
2001 2,750,000 (878,541) 24.0
2002 2,750,000 (878,541) 24.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 $687,707
1999 1,875,876
2000 1,871,459
2001 1,871,459
2002 1,871,459
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: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JK ,JD ,CB ,RS ,RT