LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 21, 2005

TO:	Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB115 by Hilderbran (Relating to compliance by political subdivisions with unfunded legislative mandates.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Legislative Budget Board (LBB), instead of the interagency work group, to publish a list of unfunded legislative mandates after every legislative session or special session.  The estimate of no significant fiscal impact is based on an assumption that the LBB would provide a simple listing of unfunded mandates as opposed to a more indepth analysis of the impact on local entities of each mandate.

The bill would take effect January 1, 2006, but only if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, providing that political subdivisions are exempt from unfunded legislative mandates, is approved by the voters.  If the voters do not approve the amendment, the bill has no effective date.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JOB, SR, MS