LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 11, 2007

TO:	Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Economic Development
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3218 by Elkins (Relating to state agency rules affecting small businesses.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code to require state agencies to analyze the economic impact of a proposed rule on small businesses and require agencies to conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis that includes the agency's consideration of alternative methods of achieving the purpose of the proposed rule, including several proposed methods of reducing the adverse impact of a proposed rule on a small business. It is assumed that any additional costs associated with implementation of the bill could be absorbed within existing state resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 303 Building and Procurement Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 307 Secretary of State, 313 Department of Information Resources, 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, JRO, JM