LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 30, 1997
TO: Honorable Ron Wilson, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 3081, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures By: Dunnam
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3081 ( relating
to certain deductions from certain payments made by the Texas
Lottery Commission.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3081-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 amend the Government Code to require the executive
director of the Texas Lottery Commission to deduct delinquent
tax or other money from the compensation paid to a sales agent.
The bill would add the Texas Workforce Commission to the agencies
for which the Texas Lottery Commission currently deducts delinquent
tax and other money. Also, the bill would direct the deduction
from lottery winnings of a person, or the compensation paid
to a sales agent, any delinquent obligations to the crime victims
compensation fund or delinquent payment of an order of restitution
following conviction in a criminal case.
Methodolgy
The Texas Lottery Commission estimates that implementation of
these provisions would require: modifications to the computer
application for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) at a cost of
$150,000, in order to make deductions from sales agent compensation;
an additional 5 full-time equivalent staff postions for retailer
accountant specialists, a programmer analyst to modify the EFT
applications, an additional attorney for both the victims of
crime and workforce provisions; and, an additional accountant
for implementing provisions regarding the crime victim's compensation
and restitution debt set offs. Additional equipment and associated
capital outlay for the new positions are included in this estimate.
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 Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) of State
from Lottery Employees from
Account/ FY 1997
GR-Dedicated
5025
1998 ($339,033) 5.0
1998 (169,003) 5.0
2000 (169,003) 5.0
2001 (169,033) 5.0
2002 (169,033) 5.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
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 significant fiscal implication to units of local government
is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 320 Texas Workforce Commission
362 Texas Lottery Commission
LBB Staff: JK ,TH ,PH