LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 17, 2019

TO:	Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB900 by Israel (Relating to the act of smoking tobacco in a vehicle with a child present; imposing a civil penalty.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that the provisions of the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

The cost to bring a civil case would greatly exceed the $15 civil fine. Therefore, there would be a fiscal impact from HB 900, as introduced, however, since it is not known how often these cases would occur. The extent of that impact cannot be estimated at this time.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

WP, SLE, AI, SMi, AF