LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
March 22, 1999
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
Judicial Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1309 by Thompson (Relating to the regulation of
private process servers; providing penalties), Committee
Report 1st House, Substituted
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB1309, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: positive impact *
* of $0 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. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $0 *
* 2001 0 *
* 2002 0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Probable Revenue Change in Number of *
* Year Savings/(Cost) from Gain/(Loss) from State Employees from *
* General Revenue Fund General Revenue Fund FY 1999 *
* 0001 0001 *
* 2000 $(121,684) $121,684 3.0 *
* 2001 (101,684) 101,684 3.0 *
* 2002 (101,684) 101,684 3.0 *
* 2003 (101,684) 101,684 3.0 *
* 2004 (101,684) 101,684 3.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
to license private process servers, and to register agents of the private
process servers. The bill would provide the commissioner of licensing
and regulation with the authority to adopt rules, set insurance coverage
requirements, and deny, suspend, or revoke a license or registration.
The bill would authorize the Department to collect application and
license fees for license and registration applicants.
Methodology
It is assumed that 900 licensees and 1,500 registered agents would submit
applications in the first two years, and that license terms would be
staggered in the first two years in order to balance revenues.
This analysis estimates that the department would require one
investigator for related complaint investigations, one administrative
technician for investigations support, and one administrative technician
for application, licensing, and registration processing.
It is assumed that the department would set fees at a level to cover all
related costs
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, PE, CB