LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 6, 2011

TO:	Honorable Mike Hamilton, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1859 by Hochberg (Relating to the applicability of architectural barrier standards.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1859, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($175,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2013.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2012	($87,500)
2013	($87,500)
2014	($87,500)
2015	($87,500)
2016	($87,500)

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Revenue (Loss) from General Revenue Fund 1
2012	($87,500)
2013	($87,500)
2014	($87,500)
2015	($87,500)
2016	($87,500)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the applicability of architectural barrier standards.

The bill would exempt projects by religious organizations or entities controlled by religious organizations from the architectural barrier standards.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

Methodology

Based on the analysis and information from the Department of Licensing and Regulation, it is estimated that 500 projects per year would be exempted at $175 each resulting in an annual revenue loss of $87,500 each year.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation

LBB Staff:

JOB, AG, MW, CWS