Honorable Trey Martinez Fischer, Chair, House Committee on Business & Industry
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2503 by Kacal (Relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Labor Code relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty. Based on information provided by the Texas Department of Insurance, State Office of Risk Management, Commission on Law Enforcement, The University of Texas System Administration, and Texas A&M University System Administration, this analysis assumes that the duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Association of Counties, no fiscal impact on the Texas Association of Counties' Risk Management Pool is anticipated. Based on current law, the Pool already provides a death benefit for the surviving spouses of first responders, including peace officers, who died in the line of duty.
Source Agencies:
710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 405 Department of Public Safety, 407 Commission on Law Enforcement, 454 Department of Insurance, 479 State Office of Risk Management