LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 28, 2001
TO: Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
Health
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB663 by Lewis, Ron (Relating to the regulation of
tanning facilities.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB663, As Introduced: positive impact of $7,705 through the *
* biennium ending August 31, 2003. *
* *
* 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 *
* 2002 $5,068 *
* 2003 2,637 *
* 2004 2,637 *
* 2005 2,637 *
* 2006 2,637 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable (Cost) from Probable Revenue Change in Number of *
* Year General Revenue Fund Gain from General State Employees from *
* 0001 Revenue Fund FY 2001 *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(119,792) $124,860 1.5 *
* 2003 (122,223) 124,860 2.0 *
* 2004 (122,223) 124,860 2.0 *
* 2005 (122,223) 124,860 2.0 *
* 2006 (122,223) 124,860 2.0 *
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Technology Impact
Two personal computers, a notebook computer, a printer, and software
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Board of Health to prescribe by rule the form
and content of an incident log an operator is required to keep at each
tanning facility and to increase the license fee collected from tanning
facilities. The bill would require the Department of Health (TDH) to
provide each applicant for an original or renewal license a written copy
of the Fitzpatrick scale used to classify skin type based on the skin's
reaction to sun exposure. It would also require TDH to conduct an
education program to inform the public about the dangers of tanning.
The bill would require TDH to maintain a toll-free telephone number that
a customer may call to report an injury regarding a tanning device or
incurred at a tanning facility. TDH would be required to adopt rules as
specified in the provisions of the bill and implement the toll-free
telephone number by November 1, 2001. The bill would take effect
September 1, 2001.
Methodology
TDH indicates two additional FTEs would be need to implement the
provisions of the bill. A three month start up period is assumed. TDH
estimated total salary and benefits for the additional FTEs would total
$142,021 for the 2002-03 biennium and total travel costs would be
$15,392 in FY 2002, and $18,656 in FY 2003-06. TDH also estimated
operating expenses would total $12,928 in FY 2002, and $2,670 in FY
2003-06. According to TDH, other costs would total $19,500 in FY 2002,
and $13,500 in FY 2003-06, including costs associated with expenditures
for video presentation equipment, and satellite presentation technology.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 501 Texas Department of Health
LBB Staff: JK, HD, RM