LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 2, 2007

TO:	Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HJR77 by Goolsby (Proposing a constitutional amendment to require each house of the legislature to take a record vote on final passage of a bill or proposed constitutional amendment.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HJR77, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($125,213) through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

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

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1
2008	($77,468)
2009	($47,745)
2010	$0
2011	($47,745)
2012	$0

Fiscal Analysis

The joint resolution requires a record vote in both houses of the legislature on final passage of any bill including concurrance of the other house's amendments and adoption of conference committee reports. 

Methodology

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 on final passage 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.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, SD