LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session March 15, 2001 TO: Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HJR18 by Turner, Bob (Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for four-year terms of office for members of the house of representatives.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HJR18, As Introduced: negative impact of $(215,000) 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 $(215,000) * * 2003 0 * * 2004 (135,000) * * 2005 0 * * 2006 (135,000) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) * * Year General Revenue Fund from General Revenue Fund * * 0001 0001 * * 2002 $(80,000) $(135,000) * * 2003 0 0 * * 2004 0 (135,000) * * 2005 0 0 * * 2006 0 (135,000) * *************************************************************************** Technology Impact None Fiscal Analysis Constitutional Amendment providing four year term of office for members of the house. Methodology $80,000 for costs of publication. There would also be a loss of revenue estimated to be $135,000 for each even number primary year as a result of a reduction in filing fees received by the state for primary finance. The Secretary of State estimates a reduction of 3 candidates per race, 75 races each primary year at a loss of $600 per filing fee. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: JK, RB, SK