Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3124 by Lucio III (Relating to authorizing a fee for county records technology and infrastructure costs.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code, Chapter 118 to permit county clerks to charge a $2 Records Technology and Infrastructure Fee to be used for the maintenance of county records and a records operations system. The fee would be retained locally.
Local Government Impact
The Comptroller of Public Accounts reported that Bexar, Hidalgo and Real anticipate new revenue generated if the commissioners court of their respective counties adopts the fee. Assuming the fee would be adopted, Bexar County anticipates 558,800 annual collections for a total of $1,117,600; Hidalgo County anticipates 110,296 annual collections for a total of $220,592; and Real County anticipates 1,800 annual collections for a total of $3,600.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts