LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 5, 2017

TO:	Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1493 by Zaffirini (Relating to changing statutory references to hearing officer and hearings officer to administrative law judge under the workers' compensation system.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Insurance and Labor Code relating to changing statutory references to hearing officer and hearings office to administrative law judge under the workers' compensation system.

The Department of Insurance and State Office of Risk Management indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within the agencies' existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 454 Department of Insurance, 479 State Office of Risk Management

LBB Staff:

UP, CL, EH, EK, ASa