LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 11, 2005

TO:	Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1469 by Corte (Relating to informed consent to an abortion.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1469, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2007.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2006	$0
2007	$0
2008	$0
2009	$0
2010	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1	Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1
2006	($63,140)	$63,140
2007	($63,140)	$63,140
2008	($63,140)	$63,140
2009	($63,140)	$63,140
2010	($63,140)	$63,140

Fiscal Analysis

The bill relates to informed consent to an abortion. The bill would amend certain sections of the Health and Safety Code.  Sections 171.012 - 171.013 would: 1) require a woman to certify that the printed informational materials were provided to her, 2) require a physician to provide a woman with the printed informational materials, and 3) prohibit the information relating to informed consent for an abortion from being provided to a woman by audio or video recording.

The bill would repeal Section 171.013 (b).  This section allows a woman to provide a physician with a written statement that she chooses to view the materials on the Department of State Health Services' website. 

The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.

Methodology

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) estimates that an additional 60,000 resource directories (at a cost of $.40 each = $24,000) and 60,000 informational brochures would be printed (at a cost of $.64 each = $38,400) and distributed (at a cost of $740) to abortion facilities annually.  According to DSHS, the agency would impose an annual assessment fee on abortion facilities to defray the costs of printing and distributing the printed materials. DSHS estimates that $63,140 in fees would be collected each year.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 Department of State Health Services

LBB Staff:

JOB, SR, KF, RM