LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 21, 2011

TO:	Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB588 by Guillen (Relating to the advance payment of surcharges under the Driver Responsibility Program.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chpater 708 of the Transportation Code to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to offer an option for a single up-front payment to a person who is assessed an annual surcharge under the Driver Responsibility Program (DRP) to pay the total amount that will be owed.

The new payment method would not impact the amount of revenue received under DRP, only the year in which revenue is received.  The number of people that would use the single payment option cannot be determined, but it is not anticipated to be a large enough number to have a significant impact on the timing of revenue collections.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, JI, MM