LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 23, 2025

TO:	Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB292 by Schwertner (Relating to certain requirements in connection with the acquisition of real property for public use by an entity with eminent domain authority.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Texas Government Code and Property Code relating to certain requirements in connection with the acquisition of real property use by an entity with eminent domain authority.
 
The Texas Department of Transportation indicates that the bill would result in an indeterminable fiscal impact related to slowing down the condemnation process, which may result in additional time and costs for a transportation project. This analysis assumes any additional costs incurred in the condemnation process under the provisions of the bill would be absorbed within the agency's existing transportation planning and construction funds.

All other agencies that were surveyed indicated that the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on agency operations.

Local Government Impact

The fiscal impact to local units of government cannot be determined at this time. However, according to the Texas Department of Transportation, local governments may experience a slight but indeterminable fiscal impact related to slowing down condemnation processes resulting in costs related to project delays.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 303 Facilities Commission, 460 Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, 601 Department of Transportation, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 717 Texas Southern University, 719 Texas State Technical College System Administration, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 783 University of Houston System Administration, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department

LBB Staff:

JMc, WP, THO, NAz