LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 1, 2011

TO:
Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, House Committee on State Sovereignty, Select
 
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3706 by Callegari (Relating to measures in anticipation of federal legislation that would recognize the sovereignty of the states by providing each state with autonomy in determining whether and to what extent certain federal programs or mandates would apply in that state.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would add a new subtitle to Title 3 of the Government Code to allow the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to jointly establish a state sovereignty oversight work group.  The work group would identify, monitor, analyze, and make recommendation regarding any pending or enacted federal legislation that would give individual states the right or authority to determine whether or to what extent any federal program or federal mandate would apply to the state.  The bill would allow the work group to request the assistance of state agencies in identifying programs affected by, and determining the potential fiscal or administrative ramifications of the federal legislation.

 

The bill would take effect on September 1, 2011.


Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JOB, KM, LI, MH