LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 20, 2007

TO:	Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB451 by Uresti (Relating to requiring dental support for a child.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB451, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008	$0
2009	$0
2010	$0
2011	$0
2012	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from DEPT INS OPERATING ACCT 36
2008	$15,000
2009	$0
2010	$0
2011	$0
2012	$0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Family, Labor, Government and Insurance Codes to require court orders for child support to include dental insurance coverage.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.

Methodology

Based on the analysis of the Texas Department of Insurance, approximately 37 Health Maintenance Organizations and 113 Accident and Health dental plans would each file one approval filing and each pay the associated $100 filing fee, resulting in a one-time gain of $15,000 in fiscal year 2008 to the GR-Dedicated Texas Department of Insurance Operating Account No. 0036.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, JM, SK