Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1998 by Shelton (Relating to county authority to enforce minimum infrastructure standards for manufactured home rental communities; providing penalties.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize the commissioners court to request the county attorney or other prosecuting attorney to file an action in a court regarding a violation or a threatened violation by a manufactured home rental community, and to recover damages in an amount adequate for the county to undertake any construction or other necessary activity to bring about compliance.
An offense for a violation would be a Class B misdemeanor. A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both.
Local Government Impact
Costs associated with enforcement, prosecution and confinement could likely be absorbed within existing resources. Revenue gain from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal implication.