LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 14, 1999
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
Judicial Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1833 by Counts (Relating to the issuance of a personal
identification certificate to a justice of the peace or
municipal court judge by the Department of Public
Safety), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB1833, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: negative impact *
* of $(273,600) 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 $(273,600) *
* 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 $(273,600) *
* 2001 0 *
* 2002 0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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Technology Impact
All costs of the bill would be attributable to technology impact.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would allow the Department of Public Safety to issue a personal
identification certificate to an appointed or elected judge of a
municipal court or the justice of a justice court. The certificate
would expire on the expiration of the term of office. The Department
may not charge a fee for issuing the certificate.
Methodology
The Distributive Driver License System would require modification to
issue the special identification card. Contract programming of the
changes is estimated at $273,600.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JK, PE, VS