LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 20, 2021

TO:	Honorable Chris Paddie, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3418 by Fierro (relating to the state purchasing preference for recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally sensitive products.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The will would amend Chapter 2155 of the Government Code to require the Comptroller to approve one or more entities that would certify certain information used to receive a purchasing preference for recycled products. A state agency would be required to provide notice of the preference for recycled products in all solicitation documents for purchases of goods by the agency.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 313 Department of Information Resources, 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 551 Department of Agriculture, 554 Animal Health Commission, 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JMc, SMAT, SD, BRI