Honorable Donna Campbell, Chair, Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB807 by Campbell ( Relating to occupational license application and examination fees for certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
According to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, this bill would reduce state revenue from occupational license application and exam fees. However, insufficient data exist to determine how much revenue would be forgone. Therefore, the fiscal impact of the bill cannot be estimated.
This bill would require any state agency that issues a license to waive the license application and examination fees for certain applicants. Specifically, the license application and examination fees would be waived for a military service member or veteran whose military service, training, or education meets the requirements for the license. The license application and examination fees also would be waived for a service member, veteran, or military spouse who holds a current license issued by another jurisdiction that has licensing requirements that are equivalent to those in Texas.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 403 Veterans Commission, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation