Honorable Mike Hamilton, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3042 by Kleinschmidt (Relating to the creation of an instant-ticket lottery game with revenue dedicated to providing grants for breast cancer research, education, and patient treatment and support.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3042, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($12,630,000) 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.
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2012
($4,210,000)
2013
($8,420,000)
2014
($8,453,000)
2015
($8,487,000)
2016
($8,521,000)
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Foundation School Fund 193
Probable Revenue Gain from New Other - Pink for Ever Fund
Probable Savings/(Cost) from New Other - Pink for Ever Fund
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2011
2012
($4,210,000)
$4,210,000
($4,210,000)
2.0
2013
($8,420,000)
$8,420,000
($8,420,000)
3.0
2014
($8,453,000)
$8,453,000
($8,453,000)
3.0
2015
($8,487,000)
$8,487,000
($8,487,000)
3.0
2016
($8,521,000)
$8,521,000
($8,521,000)
3.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend Chapter 466 of the Government Code to direct the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) to create and operate a new instant-ticket lottery game, from which the net revenue would be deposited into the "Pink for Ever" fund. The bill would create the “Pink for Ever” fund as a fund outside of the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury. The bill would amend Chapter 403 of the Government Code to allow net revenue from the new lottery game to be transferred to the “Pink for Ever” fund. TLC would be required to begin selling tickets for this game no later than March 1, 2012.
The bill would add Subchapter D to Chapter 86 of the Health and Safety code to establish and direct the “Pink for Ever” grant program.
This bill would take effect immediately upon enactment, assuming that it received the requisite two-thirds majority votes in both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2011.
Methodology
Based on the analysis of the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA), it is assumed that the creation of the new instant-ticket lottery game from which revenues would be deposited to the credit of the new “Pink for Ever” fund would result in a corresponding loss of sales to other current instant ticket lottery games. Also based on the analysis of the CPA, it is assumed that new revenues deposited to the credit of the new fund would be equivalent to costs realized from the Foundation School Fund.
This analysis assumes that the bill would allow the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to spend money from the “Pink for Ever” fund to administer the grant program established by the bill. Based on the analysis of the DSHS, it is assumed the department would require additional personnel to implement the new program for an estimated salary cost of $89,107 in 2012 for 2.0 FTEs and $183,150 for 3.0 FTEs in each year thereafter. Associated employee benefits costs are estimated to be $24,825 in 2012 and $51,026 in each year thereafter (estimated at 27.86 percent of salary). Also based on the analysis of the DSHS, other costs for administering the fund estimated to be $96,390 in 2012, $159,934 in 2013, $184,149 in 2014, and $183,130 in each year thereafter. This analysis assumes that the remaining balances in the “Pink for Ever” fund in each fiscal year would be spent on grants as established by the bill.
Technology
The bill would have a technology impact of $1,556 in 2012, $1,477 in 2013, and $1,377 in every year thereafter.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 362 Texas Lottery Commission, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of