LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 13, 2011

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1137 by Darby (Relating to the transmission of records regarding over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and norpseudoephedrine and a person's civil liability for certain acts arising from the sale of those products.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to require businesses who sell over-the-counter products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine to transmit certain information to a real-time electronic logging system. The bill would also require the administrators of the logging system to make available to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) a copy of each record of every applicable sale submitted by a business in this state upon request. The administrator of the logging system would be required to provide real-time access of the system to DPS. The bill would also restrict the amounts of the applicable over-the-counter drugs available for purchase within certain time limits. 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, 515 Board of Pharmacy, 537 State Health Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, GG