LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 19, 2013

TO:	Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB142 by Raymond (Relating to a prohibition against human cloning and regulating other uses of human tissue by institutions of higher education; providing penalties.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit an institution of higher education from engaging in or attempting to engage in human cloning and regulate the use of oocytes in nuclear transplantation research. Any costs to institutions of higher education and the Office of Attorney General associated with complying with provisions of the bill would be implemented within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration

LBB Staff:

UP, AG, GO