LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
May 14, 1999
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on
State Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1699 by Danburg (Relating to certain voter
registration information, processes, and procedures.), As
Engrossed
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB1699, As Engrossed: negative impact of $(183,072) 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 Net Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(183,072) *
* 2001 0 *
* 2002 0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(183,072) *
* 2001 0 *
* 2002 0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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Technology Impact
All costs for the bill would be attributable to technology impact.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require counties to deliver lists of registered voters and
other information to the Secretary of State in electronic format for
inclusion in the Master File of Voter Registrants. The bill would also
require the inclusion of voting history information in the voter
registration information counties provide to the Secretary of State.
Methodology
The Secretary of State estimates that the cost to modify the Texas Voter
Registration System would require 3,027.2 hours of labor at $60 per
hour. The agency also estimates the bill would require it to obtain
additional disk space at a cost of $1,440.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JK, SD, PE, PH, SG