LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 7, 2005

TO:	Honorable Todd Staples, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB619 by Staples (Relating to the enforcement of certain standards for commercial motor vehicles.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Transportation Code as it relates to the enforcement of certain standards for commercial motor vehicles. 

Under current law, if a noncommissioned employee weighs a loaded commercial motor vehicle and determines that an enforcement action is warranted, only a supervising officer may take action.  The bill would allow the employee to take the enforcement action if the employee is under the supervision of an officer of the Department of Public Safety.   

The bill also defines a port of entry as a publicly or privately owned international port of entry between Texas and Mexico.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 601 Department of Transportation

LBB Staff:

JOB, SR, VDS, SJ