LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 26, 2007

TO:	Honorable David Dewhurst , Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3154 by Laubenberg (Relating to the creation of a review committee to study the provision of indigent health care through county and regional health care services. ), Conference Committee Report

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would create the regional health care system review committee in public health region three to conduct public hearings regarding, and to study the implications of, implementing regional health care service to address indigent health care in the region. The committee's composition and duties are defined in the bill. The initial meeting of the committee must occur before September 30, 2007, and the committee would be required to issue a report on indigent health care by September 1, 2008, summarizing hearings and studies conducted by the committee, legislation proposed by the committee, and any other findings or recommendations of the committee. A copy of the report must be submitted to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives by not later than December 1, 2008.

The committee would be allowed to accept gifts, grants, technical support, or any other resources from any source to carry out the functions of the committee.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff:

JOB, CL, DB, PP, SSt