LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 16, 2007

TO:	Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2285 by Chisum (Relating to the renewal period for a license or registration related to radioactive materials and other sources of radiation issued by the Department of State Health Services.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to exempt licenses or registrations under Chapter 401 from: 1) the license fees requirements in Chapter 12 and 2) the two-year terms required for a license issued by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

The bill also deletes references to an annual fee in Section 401.301(c) and (d).

Although the bill allows the licenses and registrations to have terms longer than two years, DSHS reports that fees sufficient to cover the direct and indirect costs of the program will still be collected under Chapter 401.301 every two years.  Thus, DSHS estimates that there would not be a change in the fee amounts, but that there would be costs for database modifications.  This cost estimate assumes that DSHS could implement the provisions of the bill within existing resources.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 537 State Health Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

JOB, CL, PP, SJ