LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 6, 2011

TO:	Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB367 by Ogden (Relating to the review by the attorney general of invoices related to legal services provided to state agencies by outside counsel.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB367, As Introduced: a positive impact of $449,064 through the biennium ending August 31, 2013.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2012	$224,532
2013	$224,532
2014	$224,532
2015	$224,532
2016	$224,532

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from General Revenue Fund 1
2012	$224,532
2013	$224,532
2014	$224,532
2015	$224,532
2016	$224,532

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Government Code and authorizes the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) impose and collect an administrative fee from the outside attorney or law firms to review state agency invoices relating to the use of outside legal services. In addition, the OAG is authorized to establish rules as necessary to implement, adjust and administer the fee.

Methodology

The OAG indicates that the  amount of new revenue generated, and deposited to the General Revenue Fund, to review state agency invoices relating to the use of outside legal services would be $224,532 per fiscal year.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, MS, JM