LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 6, 2025

TO:	Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB5545 by LaHood (relating to the consideration of certain wage replacement disability benefits received by an injured employee as benefits in the nature of workers ’ compensation for certain federal tax purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

454 Department of Insurance, 479 State Office of Risk Management, 601 Department of Transportation, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration

LBB Staff:

JMc, JPE, BFa, RStu