Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1831 by Buckingham (relating to an annual report on state programs not funded by appropriations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to require the Comptroller, not later than December 31 of each year, to submit a report to the Legislature that identifies for each state agency: each program the agency is statutorily required to implement for which no appropriation was made for the preceding state fiscal year, a citation to the law imposing the requirement, and the amount and source of money the agency spent, if any, to implement any portion of the program during the preceding state fiscal year. A state agency would be required to provide the Comptroller the information necessary for the report not later than September 30 of each year. The first report would be required by December 31, 2017. The bill would take effect immediately upon receipt of a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house; otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
The Comptroller indicates that costs to implement the bills provisions could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.