LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 27, 2011

TO:	Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government, Select
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1907 by Wentworth (Relating to access to certain archaic information.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would make certain non-confidential governmental records exempted from public disclosure public on or after the 75th anniversary of the date the information was created. The bill would amend the Local Government Code and Occupations Code to include in this category a birth record maintained by a local registrar and medical records at least 75 years old that are requested for historical purposes. Currently, medical records at least 100 years old are excepted.

This analysis assumes that any costs associated with implementing the bill's provisions could be met with existing resources.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 601 Department of Transportation

LBB Staff:

JOB, JT, JI, KY, KKR