LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 9, 2001 TO: Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1544 by West, Royce (Relating to local enforcement of certain health and safety statutes and ordinances.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact The bill would give the chief executive officer of a municipality the authority to access birth and death records if the information is to be used to identify a property owner to whom the municipality is required to give notice when enforcing a state statute or ordinance. The bill would also allow a city to utilize personal delivery as a means of delivering a notice and sets out specific requirements for due diligence in determining the identity and address of property owners. Provisions of the bill also set forth an alternative procedure that a city could adopt for an administrative hearing for persons charged with violating an ordinance. Cities contacted indicated that there would be a cost only if they were to adopt the alternative procedure for an administrative hearing, which would be for a hearing officer and administrative duties. Otherwise, no fiscal impact is anticipated. Source Agencies: 501 Texas Department of Health, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK, DB, RM