LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 19, 2017

TO:	Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3352 by Coleman (Relating to civil penalties against subdividers of land.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would add section 232.012 to the Local Government Code to prohibit a subdivider or a subdivider's agent to cause, suffer, allow, or permit a lot to be sold in a subdivision if that subdivision was not platted as required by the chapter. Any person violating a provision of the chapter would not be subject to a penalty if the person proves the violation or nuisance was corrected within 30 days of receiving notice of the violation from the attorney general, district attorney, county attorney, or a local health authority. That defense would not be available if the parcel of land remains unplatted.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.

The Office of Court Administration anticipates no significant fiscal impact from the bill to the state or local court systems. 

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 464 Board of Professional Land Surveying

LBB Staff:

UP, JGA, GG, BM