LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 11, 2025

TO:	Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB546 by Menéndez (relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No 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

School districts would be required to submit information to TEA on school buses operated or contracted for use by the district, including two-point and three-point seat belt information and the cost to the district to equip with three-point seat belts.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 701 Texas Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JMc, AAL, SL, ASA, ANa