LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 21, 2021

TO:	Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2211 by Metcalf (Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to prohibit hospitals from restricting patient visitation to fewer than one person during certain periods of disaster, unless federally required. The bill would not apply to state hospitals. 

According to the Health and Human Services Commission, no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. 

According to the University of Texas System Administration and the Texas Tech University System Administration, no fiscal impact to their systems is anticipated. 

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 720 UT Sys Admin, 768 Texas Tech Univ Sys Admin

LBB Staff:

JMc, AKI, CMA, DPE, SD