Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1078 by Oliverson (Relating to waiving certain driver's license and handgun license fees for certain applicants who hold a certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.), As Engrossed
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time as there would be an indeterminate loss of state fee revenue associated with the provisions of the bill.
According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the fiscal impact of the bill cannot be determined because the Department of Public Safety (DPS) does not have data pertaining to the number of applicants that apply for an original or renewed driver license or a handgun license that hold certificates in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Absent this data on the total number of applicants subject to the bill's provisions, the cost to DPS and associated reduction in state fee revenue is unknown.
Note: The bill would reduce, rescind, or repeal the dedication of a specific source or portion of revenue dedicated to the Texas Mobility Fund. Article 3, Section 49-k, of the Texas Constitution, specifies that while money in the Texas Mobility Fund is pledged for the payment of any outstanding debt obligations, the Legislature may not reduce, rescind, or repeal the dedication of a specific source or portion of revenue dedicated to the Texas Mobility Fund unless the Legislature by law dedicates a substitute or different source of revenue that is projected by the Comptroller to be of a value equal to or greater than the source or amount being reduced, rescinded, or repealed.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 601 Department of Transportation