LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 11, 2025

TO:
Honorable Ken King, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB4960 by Phelan (Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

According to the Texas Ethics Commission, the bill would have no significant fiscal impact.

According to the Office of Court Administration, the bill would have no significant impact on the state court system.

According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, as the number of potential violations and amounts of penalty assessments is unknown, the fiscal implications of this bill cannot be estimated.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 356 Texas Ethics Commission
LBB Staff:
JMc, WP, GP