LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 29, 2025

TO:	Honorable Cole Hefner, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB5528 by Louderback (Relating to the establishment of the Texas Law Enforcement Crisis Prevention Task Force.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would establish the Texas Law Enforcement Crisis Prevention Task Force to facilitate collaboration among law enforcement agencies, local mental health authorities, and other stakeholders to develop strategies to improve coordination and streamline processes between local authorities when responding to a crisis situation. The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) to provide administrative support to the task force. The bill would require the task force to prepare and submit a written report on the task force's activities each even-numbered year and require HHSC to publish the report on HHSC's website. 

There may be a cost to HHSC and TCOLE to provide administrative support to the task force. However, it is assumed that any costs associated with the bill, including administrative support functions, could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

300 Trusteed Programs Within the Office of the Governor, 405 Department of Public Safety, 407 Commission on Law Enforcement, 529 Health and Human Services Commission

LBB Staff:

JMc, MGol, ER, SB