LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 5, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB673  by Miller (Relating to prohibiting the Department
               of Public Safety of the State of Texas from disclosing
               certain personal information.), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Fundsfor     *
*  HB673, As Introduced: negative impact of $(513,512) 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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All Funds, Six-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year    Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from   *
         *                      General Revenue Fund          *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      2002                               $(256,756) *
         *      2003                                (256,756) *
         *      2004                                (256,756) *
         *      2005                                (256,756) *
         *      2006                                (256,756) *
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         *****************************************************
         * Fiscal Year    Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from   *
         *                      General Revenue Fund          *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      2001                                $(64,189) *
         *      2002                                (256,756) *
         *      2003                                (256,756) *
         *      2004                                (256,756) *
         *      2005                                (256,756) *
         *      2006                                (256,756) *
         *****************************************************
  
Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would amend Government Code, Chapter 552 to prohibit the
Department of Public Safety (DPS) from providing a person's physical
address, mailing address, telephone number, electronic or photographic
image, or social security number to a member of the public in response to
a request made under this chapter or another Texas state law.

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of
two-thirds of all members elected to each house, otherwise the bill
would take effect September 1, 2001.
  
  
Methodology
  
DPS estimates that preventing a person's address from being released on
driving records would create a revenue loss of $247,488 from a decrease
in the sale of driver license records.  The agency also estimates the
loss of an additional $9,268 from the elimination of addresses on
accident reports sold specifically to entities such as hospitals, law
firms, and asset recovery services specifically to obtain a driver's
address.  It is estimated that there would be no significant fiscal
impact to DPS.

The second scenario displayed above details the fiscal impact of the bill
were it to take effect immediately.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   405   Texas Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff:         JK, RB, DG