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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing information to the legislature regarding |
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state and local fiscal impact of legislative measures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 314, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Sections 314.006 and 314.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 314.006. EFFECT OF MEASURE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. (a) A |
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fiscal note must indicate whether a bill or resolution will have a |
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substantial effect on units of local government. If the measure |
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will have a substantial effect, the fiscal note must include: |
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(1) an estimate of the direct effects on the financial |
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resources of affected classes of local governments; and |
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(2) estimates of the range of potential indirect |
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long-term economic effects on local governments, including an |
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assessment of whether the measure could result in indirect local |
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mandates, costs, or savings or create conditions that would |
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establish a basis for additional local expenditures. |
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(b) For purposes of this section, the board shall solicit |
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and consider information provided by representative local |
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governments, organizations representing local governments, and |
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other interested persons regarding the effects of the measure and |
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shall endeavor to include a broad range of potential economic |
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effects, both positive and negative, for which the board can |
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identify a reasonable basis. |
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Sec. 314.007. INDIRECT EFFECTS OF MEASURE. (a) In addition |
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to any direct fiscal implications that a bill or resolution will |
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have on state finances, a fiscal note must estimate any indirect |
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economic effects that the measure may have on this state, including |
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whether any direct savings to the state may be offset by |
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expenditures or loss of revenue that the state could incur due to |
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the effects of the measure, such as deferred maintenance costs, |
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loss or gain of federal funding, changes in demand for additional |
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services, or effects on employment, investment, or the environment. |
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(b) In estimating the indirect effects of a measure, the |
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board shall provide a range of potential effects. |
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(c) For purposes of this section, the board shall solicit |
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and consider information provided by any interested person |
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regarding the indirect effects of a measure and shall endeavor to |
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include a broad range of potential economic effects, both positive |
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and negative, for which the board can identify a reasonable basis. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |