Honorable Kevin Eltife, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1878 by Zaffirini (Relating to a study on the feasibility of implementing more secure access requirements for certain electronically stored information held by the state.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Department of Information Resources (DIR) to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing new identification and access requirements for certain information that is electronically stored by the state, including personal identifying information and sensitive personal information, as those terms are defined in Section 521.002 of the Business and Commerce Code. The bill specifies the scope of the study and its content and directs DIR to collaborate with other agencies to consider the needs or concerns specific to those agencies. A report of the study with recommendations would be due to certain leadership not later than November 30, 2016.
DIR estimates there would be a cost to conduct the study and produce the report. It is assumed that these costs could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.