LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 9, 2001 TO: Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1618 by Allen (relating to the fee for reinstatement or issuance of certain suspended or denied driver's licenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB1618, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: positive impact * * of $3,750,000 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 $1,875,000 * * 2003 1,875,000 * * 2004 1,875,000 * * 2005 1,875,000 * * 2006 1,875,000 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from * * General Revenue Fund * * 0001 * * 2002 $1,875,000 * * 2003 1,875,000 * * 2004 1,875,000 * * 2005 1,875,000 * * 2006 1,875,000 * ***************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would increase the reinstatement fee for a suspended or denied driver's license from $100 to $125. The bill would dedicate $25 of this fee for appropriations to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). Methodology Using data from fiscal year 2000 license suspensions, the Comptroller's Office estimates that the bill would generate $1,875,000 each fiscal year in additional revenue. It is also assumed that the number of individuals that would pay this fee would remain constant. Although the bill would dedicate this additional revenue for appropriations to SOAH, the bill itself does not appropriate the money, thus the fiscal note shows this revenue as being a net gain to General Revenue. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 405 Texas Department of Public Safety, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, JC, JN, DG