LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 15, 2019

TO:	Honorable Trey Martinez Fischer, Chair, House Committee on Business & Industry
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2732 by Burrows (Relating to prohibited reporting of information regarding debt incurred for nonemergency medical care.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The Office of the Attorney General indicates that the bill may result in more complaints and cases, but that they would be absorbed within available resources.  The Department of State Health Services indicates that any costs would be similarly absorbed. 

The bill would take effect September 1, 2019. 

Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Association of Counties, no fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 454 Department of Insurance, 466 Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

WP, CLo, MB, AF, AMa