LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 25, 2019

TO:
Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
 
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director
Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HR2188 by Leach (Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B.891.)



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HR2188, As Introduced: a positive impact of $13,177,049 through the biennium ending August 31, 2021.

The resolution would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the resolution.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2020 $6,479,669
2021 $6,697,380
2022 $6,922,406
2023 $7,154,992
2024 $7,395,394




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
General Revenue Fund
1
2020 $6,479,669
2021 $6,697,380
2022 $6,922,406
2023 $7,154,992
2024 $7,395,394

Fiscal Analysis

The element of the Conference Committee Report outside the boundaries of the underlying bills relates to increasing Title IV-D Annual Child Support service fee from $25 to $35.

Methodology

Based on the analysis of the Office of the Attorney General, the provisions increasing the Title IV-D Child Support annual service fee from $25 to $35 would result in a positive impact to General Revenue during the 2020-21 biennium of $13.2 million. This estimate is based on avoiding federal fines and increased collections resulting from changing the fee. In addition, the provisions relating to administrative adjustments for incarcerated obligors would result in an indeterminate cost-savings to the state.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
WP, SLE, MW, GDz