LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 7, 2003

TO:	Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1579 by Carona (Relating to software acquisitions by state agencies.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill amends sections of the Government Code relating to software acquisitions by state agencies.  No significant fiscal implication was reported by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; all other agencies responded that passage of the bill would not have fiscal implication. 

The bill takes effect January 1, 2004 and applies only to a contract for the acquisition of software by a state agency that is entered into on or after January 1, 2004.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 313 Department of Information Resources, 501 Department of Health, 601 Department of Transportation, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JK, RR, BL