LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 15, 2011

TO:	Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2050 by Pena (relating to the use of recording devices and mobile telephones by poll watchers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Election Code to allow a poll watcher to have possession of a mechanical or electronic means of recording images or sounds for the purpose of reporting to the authority holding the election, the secretary of state, the attorney general, or a law enforcement officer an irregularity or violation of law relating to the election.

The bill would repeal Section 33.051(c) of the Election Code.

Local Government Impact

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

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LBB Staff:

JOB, JT, JB