Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4496 by Hinojosa (Relating to municipal and county building codes.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 388 of the Health and Safety Code to adopt the International Residential Code, as it exists on May 1, 2021, as the energy code for single-family residential construction. The bill would take effect January 1, 2022.
It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to municipal and county building codes could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Association of Counties, no significant fiscal implication to counties is anticipated.
According to the Texas Municipal League, no fiscal implication to municipalities is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality