LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 9, 2013

TO:
Honorable Jim Pitts, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3666 by Darby (Relating to authorizing a public safety fee on compulsory inspection of a motor vehicle.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3666, As Introduced: a positive impact of $497,625,000 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2014 $233,141,000
2015 $264,484,000
2016 $270,038,000
2017 $275,707,000
2018 $281,497,000




Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from
General Revenue Fund
1
2014 $233,141,000
2015 $264,484,000
2016 $270,038,000
2017 $275,707,000
2018 $281,497,000

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to create a vehicle inspection public safety fee in the amount of $15 per vehicle inspection that would be deposited to the General Revenue Fund and deposited to the credit of the Department of Public Safety. The bill would take effect immediately upon a two-thirds vote of both chambers; otherwise the bill would take effect September 1, 2013.


Methodology

The Comptroller estimates the bill would result in annual revenue gains to the General Revenue Fund as shown in the tables above.

The Comptroller's revenue estimate for the bill is based on forecasting the number of fiscal year 2012 motor vehicle inspections (18.4 million) using certain adjustments for estimated motor vehicle inspection fee revenue found in the Biennial Revenue Estimate.


Technology

No significant technology-related implication is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff:
UP, KK, AI, JAW