LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 21, 2003

TO:	Honorable Kenny Marchant, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1015 by Miller (Relating to prohibiting a governmental body from disclosing a person's social security number to a member of the public without the person's written consent.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill adds Section 552.140 to the Government Code by prohibiting the disclosure of a person’s social security number by a governmental body without the written consent of the individual on a clear and understandable consent form prescribed by the attorney general.  The bill also amends Sections 552.024(a), 552.117, 552.1175, 552.1175(b), 552.132(b), 552.136(b) removing references to social security numbers as open records.

The Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members of each house; otherwise it takes effect September 1, 2003.

Local Government Impact

Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government.

Source Agencies:	302 Office Of The Attorney General, 304 Comptroller Of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:	JK, RR, MS, BL