LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 13, 2021

TO:
Honorable DeWayne Burns, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1997 by Springer (relating to the control of diseases of swine.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Agriculture Code to replace instances of the term Hog Cholera with Classical Swine Fever and allow agents of the Animal Health Commission to vaccinate, inoculate, or treat hogs with Classical Swine Fever. It would also allow the commission, by a two-thirds votes, to set treatment standards for Classical Swine Fever that are more stringent than the minimum standards adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Based on information provided by the Animal Health Commission, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished utilizing existing resources.   

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
554 Animal Health Commission
LBB Staff:
JMc, AJL, DA