LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
April 30, 2001
TO: Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB813 by Coleman (Relating to the prohibition of certain
discrimination based on sexual orientation; providing
penalties.), As Introduced
**************************************************************************
* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB813, As Introduced: negative impact of $(121,642) 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. *
**************************************************************************
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
****************************************************
* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $(60,821) *
* 2003 (60,821) *
* 2004 (60,821) *
* 2005 (60,821) *
* 2006 (60,821) *
****************************************************
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
***************************************************************************
*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 2001 *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(60,821) 1.0 *
* 2003 (60,821) 1.0 *
* 2004 (60,821) 1.0 *
* 2005 (60,821) 1.0 *
* 2006 (60,821) 1.0 *
***************************************************************************
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, public
accommodations and real estate transactions based on sexual orientation.
The bill would be administered by the Commission on Human Rights, which
is required to adopt rules as necessary. The Commission on Human Rights
would be required to receive, investigate, seek to conciliate and act on
complaints alleging violations of this Act.
Methodology
The Commission on Human Rights would require an additional Senior
Investigator with expertise in expertise in employment, housing and
public accommodations law to handle an estimated 100 complaints per
fiscal year resulting from the bill's enactment. Additional costs for the
salary, operating costs and benefits associated with this additional FTE
are estimated at $60,821 per fiscal year.
Any costs to the Office of the Attorney General are expected to be
absorbed within the agency's existing budget.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 329 Texas Real Estate Commission, 344 Texas
Commission on Human Rights, 302 Office of the
Attorney General
LBB Staff: JK, RB, TL