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:	SB121 by Lindsay (Relating to the application of the open meetings law to certain health maintenance organizations.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code to state that a governing board of a health maintenance organization is not required to conduct an open meeting to deliberate pricing or financial planning information relating to a bid or negotiation for the arrangement or provision of services or product lines to another person if disclosure of the information would give advantage to competitors of the hospital, hospital district, or nonprofit health maintenance organization.

 

The bill would take effect September 1, 2003.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	454 Department Of Insurance, 501 Department Of Health
LBB Staff:	JK, RR, RT, RB