| TO: | Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB2041 by Uresti (Relating to immunity from civil and criminal liability for area agencies on aging and employees and volunteers of those agencies when conducting certain elections.), As Introduced |
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 161 of the Human Resources Code by adding Section 161.075. The new section states that neither an Area Agency on Aging (AAA) nor one of its employees or volunteers that conducts an election for a Texas nonprofit organization would be held criminally or civilly liable for any act or omission regarding such election duties, including that relating to verifying qualifications of candidates and reporting election results, if the AAA (or employee or volunteer) acts in good faith and within the scope of its authority.
It is anticipated that any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.
| Source Agencies: | 307 Secretary of State, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, PP, ML
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