LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 29, 2023

TO:
Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB255 by Swanson (relating to notaries public; increasing the amount of certain fees.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would increase the fee a notary can charge for certain services and require that the Secretary of State (SOS) adjust those fees every five years. It is assumed the agency can fulfill this requirement with existing resources.

According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the bill would have no revenue implications to the State as the fees proposed for increase in the bill are retained by notaries for services performed.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff:
JMc, KDw, LCO, GP