LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 21, 2025

TO:	Honorable Tom Craddick, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB2722 by Bettencourt (relating to the use of certain tolls and charges imposed by certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty and limiting the counties’ authority to adopt an ad valorem tax rate.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any revenue or cost implications associated with the bill would be insignificant.

Local Government Impact

There could be an impact to Harris County related to the restrictions that would be placed on toll revenue, the civil penalty that could be imposed by the attorney general, a restriction on adopting a property tax rate exceeding the lesser of the no-new-revenue tax rate or voter-approval tax rate in the following year due to a violation outlined by the bill.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 308 State Auditor's Office, 601 Department of Transportation

LBB Staff:

JMc, AAL, BC, CWi, SD