LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 20, 2025

TO:	Honorable Ken King, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1999 by Hughes (Relating to protection for a public employee's or student's use of terms consistent with biological sex.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, institutions of higher education, and public employers from disciplining, retaliating against, or discriminating against a district, employee, or student who addresses another individual in terms consistent with their biological sex. 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:

242 State Commission on Judicial Conduct, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 352 Bond Review Board, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation, 701 Texas Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 966 Howard College, 978 San Jacinto College

LBB Staff:

JMc, WP, THO, KTw