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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 21, 2021
TO:
Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1339 by Zaffirini (relating to the authority to request attorney general advice on questions relating to actions in which the state is interested.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code, Section 402.043, to expand the public officials authorized to request an Office of the Attorney General opinion. The bill would authorize an employee of a county who serves as head of the county's civil legal department of a county that meets certain criteria and has received approval from the commissioners court of the county to obtain written advice from the Office of the Attorney General.
It is assumed that any costs associated with the provisions of the bill would be absorbed within current resources.
Local Government Impact
The Texas Association of Counties does not anticipate a significant fiscal impact to counties.