LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 5, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Criminal Justice
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1033  by Ellis, Rodney (relating to the fee for
               reinstatement or issuance of certain suspended pr denied
               driver's licenses.), Committee Report 1st House,
               Substituted
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  SB1033, 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.                                                             *
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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 take effect September 1, 2001.
  
  
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.
  
  
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, DG