LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  February 4, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Carlos F. Truan, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 229
          Committee on International Relations, Trade, & Technology                              By: Carona
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
         In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB229 ( Relating to the regulation
of air conditioning and refrigeration contractors; providing penalties.) this office has
detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB229-As Introduced
         
             No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
         This bill would amend the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor License
Law to add duct cleaning to the definition and clarify "air conditioning and refrigeration"
work; increase the availability of examination locations; authorize municipalities to issue
citations for violations; make all contracts with unlicensed workers invalid; allow
municipalities to collect fees for administering and issuing licenses; and requires
inspectors of air conditioning and refrigeration systems to hold licenses.
         
 
          
             This bill authorizes municipalities the ability to issue citations for violations
of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors Law and collect appropriate
fees for administering examinations, licenses  and notification requirements.  Local
governments may incur costs of contractor notification, issuing licenses, and enforcing
the requirements of the Act.  Licensure will require administering examinations and
incurring related costs.  In addition, municipal citation processing will also incur
administrative costs.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   452   Department of Licensing and Regulation
                                         329   Real Estate Commission
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TH ,RA