LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 14, 2011

TO:	Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2088 by Smithee (Relating to suspension of payment of certain income benefits under the workers' compensation system for failure to submit to a designated doctor examination.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Labor Code relating to suspension of payment of certain income benefits under the workers' compensation system for failure to submit to a designated doctor examination. Based on the analysis by the Texas Department of Insurance, it is assumed that all duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Based on the analysis provided by the State Office of Risk Management, implementation of the bill will result in a savings, but this analysis assumes that the savings will not be significant.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

454 Department of Insurance, 479 State Office of Risk Management

LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, MW, CH, BTA, KKR