LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 5, 2011

TO:	Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1671 by Marquez (Relating to allowing a governmental body to redact certain personal information under the public information law without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general and the calculation of certain deadlines under the public information law.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Government Code to allow governmental entities to redact certain personal information requested under the Public Information Act (PIA) without requiring a decision from the attorney general. Specific types of personal information referenced in the bill include: vehicle license data; vehicle registration data; personal identification data; and credit card, debit card, charge card, and access card numbers. The bill would also clarify the determination of when a PIA request is officially received by an entity.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2011 and apply only to requests received on or after that date.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 601 Department of Transportation

LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, JI, KY, KKR