LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 15, 2015

TO:	Honorable Kevin Eltife, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB392 by Burton (Relating to posting notice of a meeting of a governmental body on the Internet instead of in a newspaper.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would allow a governmental entity required to post notice of a meeting in a newspaper to instead post notice on the Internet. A governmental body required to post notice of a meeting on the Internet would not be required to post notice in a newspaper.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 580 Water Development Board, 601 Department of Transportation, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration

LBB Staff:

UP, CL, JJ, THo, KVe, TBo, BRi