LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 20, 2003

TO:
Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1147 by Shapleigh (Relating to the functions of the State Office of Administrative Hearings, including hearings functions transferred to the office from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.), As Passed 2nd House

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The provisions of the bill would continue the State Office of Administrative Hearings until 2015. The bill transfers the administrative hearing functions of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Based on the analysis of the State Office of Administrative Hearings, the Sunset Advisory Commission, and the Department of Licensing and Regulation, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. The bill takes effect September 1, 2003.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
116 Sunset Advisory Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation
LBB Staff:
JK, SD, GO, RT, JC