LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 26, 2005

TO:	Honorable Carlos Uresti, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2048 by Uresti (Relating to certain online services and transactions involving state agencies.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill requires a state agency to notify the Department of Information Resources (DIR) and the TexasOnline Authority when it intends to contract with a third party for Internet application development that duplicates a TexasOnline function. The bill requires that a state agency must notify the TexasOnline Authority and DIR of a bid for such services at the same time that others have the opportunity to bid. The bill removes DIR’s authority to exempt a state agency from notifying DIR when the agency intends to contract for Internet application development that duplicates a TexasOnline function.

 

The bill requires each state agency to advertise the options for completing transactions with that agency online.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

313 Department of Information Resources

LBB Staff:

JOB, LB, SMi