TO: | Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1468 by Chisum (Relating to the regulation of funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories; providing penalties.), As Engrossed |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2010 | $0 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $0 |
2013 | $0 |
2014 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Probable (Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | $65,142 | ($65,142) | 1.0 |
2011 | $59,142 | ($59,142) | 1.0 |
2012 | $62,099 | ($62,099) | 1.0 |
2013 | $62,099 | ($62,099) | 1.0 |
2014 | $65,204 | ($65,204) | 1.0 |
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code and the Occupations Code to clarify the regulation and license requirements of funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories. The bill would authorize the Funeral Service Commission (FSC) to enforce criminal penalites against persons or entities that commit specific offenses concerning laws and rules regarding cemeteries. Additionally, the bill would clarify that a person or entity commits an offense if they interfere with a person’s right to reasonable ingress and egress to cemeteries.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2009.
Based on the analysis provided by FSC, the bill would require 1 new FTE, legal assistant, to review additional complaints regarding the validity of agreements between landowners and the public regarding ingress and egress from cemetaries. The FTE would cost $46,000 for salary and wages with associated benefits cost of $13,142 in each fiscal year of 2010-11. Additional one time costs in fiscal year 2010 would be $6,000. This analysis assumes that any increased costs resulting from the implementation of the provisions of this bill would be offset with fee-generated general revenue.
Based on the analysis provided by the Department of Banking, this bill would have no fiscal impact on the agency.
Source Agencies: | 451 Department of Banking, 513 Funeral Service Commission
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LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, MW, CH
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