LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session May 7, 1999 TO: Honorable Ken Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB153 by Nixon, Joe (Relating to establishing a procedure to prevent the fraudulent use of an individual's identification in circumstances affecting proper law enforcement.), As Engrossed ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB153, As Engrossed: negative impact of $(422,000) through the * * biennium ending August 31, 2001. * * * * The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal * * basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of * * the bill. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2000 $(422,000) * * 2001 0 * * 2002 0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from * * General Revenue Fund * * 0001 * * 2000 $(422,000) * * 2001 0 * * 2002 0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * ***************************************************** Technology Impact All impact of the bill would be attributable to technology impact. Fiscal Analysis The bill would establish a system of records to prevent the fraudulent use of an individual's identification to frustrate proper law enforcement. In coordination with state or local officials, an individual would be able to submit identification information to the Department of Public Safety if the individual's identity has been used by another person without the individual's consent. The Department of Public Safety would make this information available to criminal justice agencies through the criminal history information maintained by the Department. Methodology The bill would require the creation of a new file or database component associated with the Texas Crime Information Center to serve as the repository for personal identifiers that have been fraudulently used. Contract programming services would be needed to develop the programs necessary for creation and maintenance of records of the fraudulent use of personal identifiers. The required contract programming is estimated at 2,110 hours at $200 per hour for a total of $422,000. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: JK, MD