LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 25, 2005

TO:	Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1485 by Williams (Relating to providing that the social security number of a living person is excepted from required disclosure under the public information law and may be redacted without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Public Information Act by allowing a governmental body to redact the social security number of a living person without the necessity of asking for a decision from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).  Since a governmental body would not need to request a ruling to withhold the social security number of a living person, the passage of this bill would not increase the number of requests for rulings the OAG receives.

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 significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General

LBB Staff:

JOB, SR, MS