LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 18, 2003

TO:	Honorable Kenny Marchant, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3418 by Goodman (Relating to eliminating certain requirements for publishing and distributing volumes of legislative acts and for distributing judicial reports and other state publications.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3418, As Introduced: a positive impact of $200,000 through the biennium ending August 31, 2005.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004	$0
2005	$200,000
2006	$0
2007	$200,000
2008	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1
2004	$0
2005	$200,000
2006	$0
2007	$200,000
2008	$0

Fiscal Analysis

This bill eliminates the requirement for the Secretary of State (SOS) to publish the General and Special Laws of Texas, and eliminates the duty of the SOS to distribute judicial reports and other state publications.  It also repeals the SOS's authority to receive and to sell copies of the Supreme Court Reports and the Reports of the Court of Criminal Appeals. 

Methodology

The savings associated with not having to publish and distribute the General and Special Laws of Texas is $200,000 a biennium. 

There would be no significant revenue loss associated with the sale of the Supreme Court Reports and the Reports of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff:	JK, RR, JF