LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 22, 2011

TO:	Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB266 by Hilderbran (Relating to the use of address-matching software by certain state agencies.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require, when practicable, a state agency to use address-matching software meeting the United States Postal Service's Coding Accuracy Support System standards in the preparation of bulk mailings. The Department of Public Safety would be required to use software meeting the same standards to ensure the verification of driver's license holders' addresses. The bill's requirements would apply to private vendor contracts with state agencies for bulk mail services. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

This analysis assumes that any costs associated with implementing the bill's requirements could be met with existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 313 Department of Information Resources, 405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, JI, KY