LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 7, 2021

TO:	Honorable Chris Paddie, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1173 by Noble (Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or the services of an abortion provider.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit a governmental entity from entering into a taxpayer resource transaction or appropriate or spend money to provide to any person logistical support for the express purpose of assisting a woman with procuring an abortion or the services of an abortion provider. Taxpayer resource transactions deemed, by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) with written confirmation from the Attorney General, as required by federal law would be excluded from the prohibition. The Attorney General would be permitted to enjoin a violation of the prohibition on behalf of the state. 

HHSC and the Office of the Attorney General indicate any cost to implement provisions of the bill would be minimal and can be absorbed within available resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm

LBB Staff:

JMc, SMAT, AKI, JLI