LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 21, 2011

TO:	Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB926 by Harper-Brown (relating to the use of information from the internal verification system of the Department of Public Safety for voter registration purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to permit the Department of Public Safety to disclose certain address-related information to the Secretary of State (SOS) for voter registration purposes. The bill would also require voter registrars to conduct certain investigations. The bill would take effect immediately upon a two-thirds vote of all the members of each house. Otherwise the bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 307 Secretary of State

LBB Staff:

JOB, JT, GG, ESi, BTA