LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 16, 2019

TO:	Honorable Poncho Nevárez, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB6 by Kolkhorst (relating to emergency and disaster management, response, and recovery.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend statute to require the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to develop guides, plans, and training for disaster response and recovery. The bill would also establish a wet debris study group and an emergency management work group, and require a study.

The provisions of the bill would take effect September 1, 2019.

Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Association of Counties, the bill would provide long-term benefits to counties affected by future disasters, but the extent of the benefit to specific counties cannot be determined at this time.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 712 Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

LBB Staff:

WP, SMi, LBO, AI, SZ, SD