LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 27, 2025

TO:	Honorable Ken King, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1554 by Capriglione (Relating to a political subdivision's authority to use public money in the provision of legal services for individuals unlawfully present in the United States.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit the use of public funds by governmental entities, including political subdivisions, for providing legal services to individuals unlawfully present in the U.S. in a removal or immigration-related civil proceeding, unless required by the U.S. constitution. 

Local Government Impact

The impact to local governments cannot be determined at this time because the extent to which local governments are currently using funds for this purpose is unknown. To the extent that political subdivisions are using public money for the provision of legal services to individuals unlawfully present in the United States, there would savings to political subdivisions associated with the prohibition against such use proposed by the bill.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 242 State Commission on Judicial Conduct, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 352 Bond Review Board, 405 Department of Public Safety, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration

LBB Staff:

JMc, WP, THO, NT