LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 16, 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.), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB1618, As Introduced:  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.                                                             *
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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                           $1,875,000  *
          *       2003                            1,875,000  *
          *       2004                            1,875,000  *
          *       2005                            1,875,000  *
          *       2006                            1,875,000  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * 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 *
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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