LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 27, 1997 TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1532, As Engrossed Committee on State Affairs By: Woolley Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1532 ( Relating to refusing to register a vehicle for a person who owes a fine, fee, or tax to certain counties.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1532-As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would allow the Department of Transportation or a county to refuse to register motor vehicles if the owner of the vehicle owes the county money for a fine, fee, or tax that is past due. The bill would also allow a county to contract with the department and notify the department of cases when the county has refused to register a vehicle. The bill provides for a county to charge an additional fee for past due fines to reimburse the department for its expenses in providing services. This bill could result in increased administrative expenses to the Department of Transportation. However, since the bill provides for reimbursement to the department for expenses, no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Counties that chose to implement the provision of this bill would be expected to collect a significant portion of fines, fees, and taxes that currently go unpaid. However, it is expected that in the initial years of implementation, counties would incur expenses associated with upgrading computer systems used to track and report past due accounts. Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,JD ,TL