LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

Revision 1

March 14, 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:	SB548 by Birdwell (Relating to complaints filed with and certain other filings submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Based on the analysis of the Texas Ethics Commission, the Office of Court Administration, and the Texas Judicial Council, it is assumed that the provisions of the bill relating to the sworn complaint process could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 356 Texas Ethics Commission

LBB Staff:

WP, CMa, NV, JMO, SD