LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 1, 2023

TO:
Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1659 by Schwertner (Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would make changes to the Sunset review schedule affecting several agencies and remove the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District from Sunset review. The bill would also clarify that a public member of the Sunset Advisory Commission acts on behalf of the legislature in the furtherance of the legislature's duty to provide oversight of state agencies, not just executive branch agencies, and would make the provisions of the Texas Sunset Act relating to a review applicable to a state agency not subject to abolishment in the same manner as they would to a state agency that is subject to abolishment. It is assumed that any related costs could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
116 Sunset Advisory Commission
LBB Staff:
JMc, SZ, CMA, MMF, SMAT