Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB185 by Janek (Relating to standing water as a nuisance. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the definition in the Health and Safety Code, which defines conditions that constitute a public health nuisance.The bill amends the definition of a collection of water as a public health nuisance to include collections of water that are a breeding area for Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes that can transmit diseases regardless of the collection’s location.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.