LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 1, 2013

TO:
Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB357 by Giddings (Relating to the exemption from the sales tax for certain school art supplies during limited periods.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB357, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($1,350,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2015, if the bill becomes effective immediately; or a negative impact of ($650,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2015, if the effective date of the bill is September 1, 2013.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2013 ($100,000)
2014 ($600,000)
2015 ($650,000)
2016 ($700,000)
2017 ($700,000)
2018 ($750,000)




Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2014 ($50,000)
2015 ($600,000)
2016 ($700,000)
2017 ($700,000)
2018 ($750,000)




Fiscal Year Probable Revenue (Loss) from
General Revenue Fund
1 		Probable Revenue (Loss) from
Cities		 Probable Revenue (Loss) from
Transit Authorities
2013 ($100,000) $0 $0
2014 ($600,000) ($100,000) ($50,000)
2015 ($650,000) ($150,000) ($50,000)
2016 ($700,000) ($150,000) ($50,000)
2017 ($700,000) ($150,000) ($50,000)
2018 ($750,000) ($150,000) ($50,000)

The above table assumes immediate enactment of the bill.  The table below assumes an effective date of September 1, 2013.



Fiscal Year Probable Revenue (Loss) from
General Revenue Fund
1 		Probable Revenue (Loss) from
Cities		 Probable Revenue (Loss) from
Transit Authorities
2014 ($50,000) $0 $0
2015 ($600,000) ($100,000) ($50,000)
2016 ($700,000) ($150,000) ($50,000)
2017 ($700,000) ($150,000) ($50,000)
2018 ($750,000) ($150,000) ($50,000)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend Chapter 151, Tax Code to add certain school art supplies to the definition of school supplies eligible for exemption during a limited period.
 
The bill would amend Section 151.327(a)(2) to add a paintbrush used for artwork, watercolors, and acrylic, tempera, and oil paints to the items eligible for exemption.
 
The bill would take effect immediately if it receives the requisite two-thirds votes in each house, otherwise it would take effect September 1, 2013.

Methodology

Census Bureau data, school art supply price data, Texas Education Agency data on enrollment in art classes, and Comptroller tax files data was used to develop an estimate of school art supply purchases that would occur within the annual August tax holiday, and the state sales tax rate applied to estimate the revenue impact. Effects on units of local government were estimated proportionally.
 
If the bill were to receive immediate effect, the additional items would be eligible for exemption during the August 2013 tax holiday. This would principally impact fiscal 2014 revenues, but there would be some effect in fiscal 2013 due to estimated prepayments of tax.  If the bill were to take effect September 1, 2013 the first affected tax holiday would be that of August 2014. 

Local Government Impact

There would be a proportional loss of sales and use tax revenue to local taxing jurisdictions.


Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:
UP, KK, SD