LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 17, 2007

TO:	Honorable Wayne Smith, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3439 by Parker (Relating to county fiscal matters.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Local Government Code to remove the requirement that each deposit made in the county treasury must be made on a deposit warrant issued in triplicate. Instead, the county treasurer would be required to provide to the county clerk or county auditor duplicate deposit warrants or a written report of all deposit warrants received that contains detailed information about each warrant.

The bill would also authorize the comptroller to electronically transmit a warrant for a payment to a county treasurer, whereas under current statute, the comptroller is only authorized to mail a warrant.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.

The Comptroller of Public Accounts reports that the agency already transmits warrants electronically; therefore, there would be no fiscal impact to the state.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff:

JOB, DB