LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 1, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Ron E. Lewis, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2059
          Committee on County Affairs                              By: Alvarado
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2059 ( Relating 
to motor vehicle liability insurance for vehicles operated by 
peace officers in certain counties.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2059-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
This bill would require a county over one million population 
to insure certain law enforcement personnel against liability 
to third persons operating county-owned vehicles and privately-owned 
vehicles used for county business or law enforcement duties. 
 Counties over 1.4 million currently must provide such insurance 
for county-owned vehicles only.

Dallas County and Harris 
County are both self-insured, but the requirement to extend 
third party liability to privately-owned vehicles could result 
in higher auto liability claim payments.

Tarrant County estimates 
that the third party liability coverage requirements would cost 
an additional $50,000 per year.  Bexar county estimates that 
the bill would increase annual expenditures by approximately 
$39,600.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TL