LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 30, 2017

TO:	Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB2104 by Uresti (Relating to a study on the feasibility of using the statewide system of health care data collection to create a public database of charges billed by health care providers.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code relating to a study on the feasibility of using the statewide system of health care data collection to create a public database of charges billed by health care providers. Based on the LBB's analysis of the Department of State Health Services, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing 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:

313 Department of Information Resources, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

UP, CL, RD, TBo, LCO