LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATURE 3rd CALLED SESSION - 2003
 
September 15, 2003

TO:
Honorable Talmadge Heflin, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB29 by Luna (Relating to appropriating amounts received from the increase in the amount of lobby registration fees under Chapter 249, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB29, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($263,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2005.



Fiscal Year Appropriation out of
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1
2004 $215,000
2005 $48,000



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004 ($215,000)
2005 ($48,000)




Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004 ($215,000)
2005 ($48,000)
2006 $0
2007 $0
2008 $0




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1
2004 ($215,000)
2005 ($48,000)
2006 $0
2007 $0
2008 $0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would make appropriations to the Texas Ethics Commission for registration fees used towards the development and implementation of an electronic filing system for lobby reports contained Section 305.0064, Government Code, as added by Chapter 249, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session. The Comptroller of Public Accounts did include the revenue gain in the certification of House Bill 1, the general appropriations act. Therefore, the appropriation and cost shown above would count against the amount estimated to be available for certification for the 78th Legislature, Third Called Session.

Methodology

The estimated fee collections in House Bill 1606 are $215,000 in fiscal year 2004 and $48,000 in fiscal year 2005.

Technology

The technology impact includes two servers and associated software at a cost of $143,140. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:
JK, JM, EB, SD, RS