LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 31, 2017

TO:	Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB612 by Birdwell (Relating to complaints filed with and certain other filings submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Government Code relating to complaints filed with and certain other filings submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission. The Ethics Commission and the Office of Court Administration have indicated that any costs associated with implementing the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 356 Texas Ethics Commission

LBB Staff:

UP, AG, NV, GGo, JGA