LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 13, 2007

TO:	Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB904 by Zedler (Relating to a prohibition against the construction or operation by a local governmental entity of a day labor center used to facilitate the employment of aliens not lawfully present in the United States.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Local Government Code by prohibiting a municipality, county, or other local governmental entity from using public money to construct or operate a day labor center used in any part to facilitate the knowing employment of any person who is not a United States citizen, a legal permanent resident of the U.S., or a quarlified alien or nonimmigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act who is lawfully present in the United States.

The bill would take effect immediately if it were to receive the required two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2007.

Local Government Impact

If a local government entity were to construct or operate a day labor center, provisions of the bill would result in the entity incurring additional costs associated with screening to ensure laborers are not illegal immigrants. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

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LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, JB, DB