LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 28, 2017

TO:	Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2926 by Roberts (Relating to legislative review and approval of state agency rules.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill requires a state agency to file a copy of each rule, other than an emergency rule, with each house of the legislature. Each rule is required to be referred to a standing committee for review.  A committee may elect to consider the rule in a committee meeting and vote on whether to suspend the rule.  If either committee elects not to consider a rule or does not vote to suspend the rule, the rule is considered approved and may take effect.  If a rule is suspended, an agency is prohibited from adopting a rule or emergency rule containing the substance of the suspended rule.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 454 Department of Insurance, 455 Railroad Commission, 458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 551 Department of Agriculture, 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

UP, AG, SD