| TO: | Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HJR19 by Branch (Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a house of the legislature to take a record vote on certain legislative measures and actions and to provide for public Internet access to those record votes.), As Passed 2nd House |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
|---|---|
| 2008 | ($77,468) |
| 2009 | ($47,745) |
| 2010 | $0 |
| 2011 | ($47,745) |
| 2012 | $0 |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
|---|---|
| 2008 | ($77,468) |
| 2009 | ($47,745) |
| 2010 | $0 |
| 2011 | ($47,745) |
| 2012 | $0 |
The joint resolution would require a record vote in both houses of the legislature on final passage of any bill, joint resolution, or nonceremonial resolution and would include concurrance of the other house's amendments and adoption of conference committee reports. The votes would be recorded in the journals of the appropriate house and published on the Internet. Each house by rule could exempt certain local bills from the requirement.
Information was obtained from the House on the number of non-record votes taken on final passage during the 79th Legislature, Regular Session. The number of non-record votes was multiplied by the estimated cost of each record vote ($55.00) to estimate the cost to the state. The Senate estimates that recording every members vote in the journal would require an additional 1/4 of a journal volume to be printed at a cost of approximately $6,000.
The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $77,468.
| Source Agencies: |
| LBB Staff: | JOB, CT, KJG, SD
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