LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 31, 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:	SB903 by Hughes (Relating to the integrity of elections in this state; imposing a civil penalty; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Based on analysis by the Secretary of state, Office of Court Administration, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Office of the Attorney General, and the Department of Public Safety, it is assumed that the provisions of the bill relating to voter registration and elections integrity could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both. Lost revenue from reduced fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal impact.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 307 Secretary of State, 405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

WP, CMa, NV, JMO, AF, LCO