LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
Revision 1
 
April 6, 2005

TO:
Honorable Robert Talton, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1956 by Menendez (Relating to the regulation of firefighters and fire departments by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.), Committee Report 1st House, As Amended

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Government Code, Section 419.0082 to allow the Commission on Fire Protection to make nonsubstantive clerical changes to a rule and adjust fees prescribed by rule without review from an advisory committee. The bill would also add Government Code, Section 419.063 (d) that would prohibit the Commission on Fire Protection from approving a grant or loan application if an applicant provides fire suppression services and does not report incidents on a routine basis to the Texas Fire Incident Reporting System and participate in the National Incident Management System in accordance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency timeline. In addition, the applicant would be required to furnish sufficient proof of incident reporting at the time of application for financial assistance. 

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
411 Commission on Fire Protection
LBB Staff:
JOB, DLBa, VDS, LG