LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 17, 2019

TO:	Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB29 by Hall (Relating to expenditures for lobbying activities made by certain entities.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code to modify an existing prohibition on the use of state funds for certain lobbying activities.

According to the Office of the Attorney General, no fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

According to the Texas Ethics Commission, the bill would have no fiscal impact on the agency.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 356 Texas Ethics Commission

LBB Staff:

WP, CMa, SD, GP