LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 26, 2005

TO:	Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB976 by Madden (Relating to allowing the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to deliberate in a closed meeting regarding business and financial considerations of a contract being negotiated.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would provide an exemption to the Open Meetings Act for the Texas Building and Procurement Commission and would allow the agency to deliberate business and financial issues relating to the negotiation of contracts in a closed meeting.
 
The Office of the Attorney General indicates that as a result of modifying the Open Meetings Act, a number of attorney general opinion requests would result.  However, it is anticipated that any additional legal work performed by the agency could be absorbed into current appropriations. 

The bill would take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds majority vote in both houses; otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2005.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 303 Building and Procurement Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, SR, JM