LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
February 16, 1997
TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 237
Committee on State Affairs By: Nixon, Drew
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB237 ( Relating
to competitive bids for state lottery contracts.) this office
has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB237-As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Lottery Act to require savings resulting
from the competitive bidding of lottery contracts to be transferred
to the Foundation School Fund. Under current law, the Lottery
Commission is not required to seek competitive bids for contracts
to provide goods or services in connection with the operation
of the lottery. However, the Lottery Commission, under its own
administrative rules, currently participates in a competitive
bidding process and returns any savings from that process to
the General Revenue Fund as un-spent administrative funds.
A competitive bid for the types of goods and services needed
for the operation of the state lottery could result in no savings.
Savings in some areas could be offset by increased costs in
other areas.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency - Administration
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
362 Texas Lottery Commission
LBB Staff: JK ,JD ,PH