Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 77
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purpose, the chair shall send a copy of the measure to the Legislative Budget
Board for the preparation of a fiscal note outlining the fiscal implications and
probable cost of the measure.
(b) If the chair of a standing committee determines that a bill or joint
resolution has statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or
class and authorizes or requires the expenditure or diversion of local funds, or
creates or impacts a local tax, fee, license charge, or penalty, the chair shall send a
copy of the measure to the Legislative Budget Board for the preparation of a
fiscal note outlining the fiscal implications and probable cost of the measure.
(c) In preparing a fiscal note, the director of the Legislative Budget Board
may utilize information or data supplied by any person, agency, organization, or
governmental unit that the director deems reliable. If the director determines that
the fiscal implications of the measure cannot be ascertained, the director shall so
state in the fiscal note, in which case the fiscal note shall be in full compliance
with the rules. If the director of the Legislative Budget Board is unable to acquire
or develop sufficient information to prepare the fiscal note within 15 days of
receiving the measure from the chair of a committee, the director shall so state in
the fiscal note, in which case the note shall be in full compliance with the rules.
(d) If the chair determines that a fiscal note is required, copies of the fiscal
note must be distributed to the members of the committee not later than the first
time the measure is laid out in a committee meeting. The fiscal note shall be
attached to the measure on first printing. If the measure is amended by the
committee so as to alter its fiscal implications, the chair shall obtain an updated
fiscal note, which shall also be attached to the measure on first printing.
(e) All fiscal notes shall remain with the measure throughout the entire
legislative process, including submission to the governor.
Sec. 34. OTHER IMPACT STATEMENTS. (a) It is the intent of this
section that all members of the house are timely informed as to the impact of
proposed legislation on the state or other unit of government.
(b) If the chair of a standing committee determines that a bill or joint
resolution:
(1) authorizes or requires a change in the sanctions applicable to adults
convicted of felony crimes, the chair shall send a copy of the measure to the
Legislative Budget Board for the preparation of a criminal justice policy impact
statement;
(2) authorizes or requires a change in the public school finance system,
the chair shall send a copy of the measure to the Legislative Budget Board for the
preparation of an equalized education funding impact statement;
(3) proposes to change benefits or participation in benefits of a public
retirement system or change the financial obligations of a public retirement
system, the chair shall send a copy of the measure to the Legislative Budget
Board for the preparation of an actuarial impact statement in cooperation with the
State Pension Review Board;Thursday, January 13, 2005 HOUSE JOURNAL
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97462/m1/81/?q=%222005-01-11%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.