CAROLE KEETON STRAYHORN Texas Comptroller

New State Laws Fees, Charges, and Out-of-Pocket Expenses Impact on Texans' Lives and Livelihoods
Fees, Charges, or Expenses Bill How New Charge is Imposed Fiscal Impact: Two-Year Amount Contact Agency Agency Web Link Telephone (Area Code 512)

Children
CHIP premiums and co-payments Increase monthly premium from an average of $0 to $18 per month to $0 to $25 per month (based on family income) and raise copayment caps. Youth camp license fees HB 2350 Resident youth camp annual license fee increased to $750 from $40, and day youth camp annual license fee increased to $375 from $25. Child support fees paid by recipients HB 2588 Impacts all recipients not on welfare: (1) $25 annual fee on cases enforced and paid through AG, (2) $3 monthly fee on cases paid through but not enforced by AG, and (3) $10 parent locator fee. HB 1 $57,937,000 Health and Human Services Commission $737,000 Texas Department of Health www.hhsc.state.tx.us 424-6500

www.tdh.state.tx.us

458-7111

$12,805,000 Office of the Attorney General

www.oag.state.tx.us

463-2100

Teachers and School Employees

Retired and active teacher and school HB 1* Increase in office visit and prescription drug copays for retired staff. $86,000,000* Teacher Retirement System www.trs.state.tx.us employee copays Retired and active teacher and school HB 1* Increase in premiums for retired workers. $179,000,000* Teacher Retirement System www.trs.state.tx.us employee premiums Fee for new Master Science Teacher HB 411 New Master Science Teacher exam and related increase in $50,000 State Board for Educator www.sbec.state.tx.us exam exam fees to $82. Certification State's share of teacher and school HB 3459 Annual reductions: $1,000 for non-teaching professional staff $711,200,000 Teacher Retirement System www.trs.state.tx.us employee health insurance making over $50,000 annually; $500 for teachers and other fullsupplement cut in half for fulltime staff making less than $50,000; and $750 for part-time staff. time teachers Active teacher and school employee HB 3459 Contributions by active participants to the retired staff program $106,000,000 Teacher Retirement System www.trs.state.tx.us contributions for retired teacher and doubled from 0.25% to 0.50% of pay. school employee health care * The dollar amount shown only speaks to retired teachers and other retired employees. The amount for active teachers and other active employees participating in Activecare are also impacted, but the amount cannot be estimated at this time. However, there are approximately the same number of Activecare participants as retired participants. 542-6400 542-6400 238-3200 542-6400

542-6400

Health Care
Costs to state employees for health care HB 1 Increases include copays for office and specialist visits, copays for prescription drugs, deductible for prescription drugs, emergency room visits, home health care, and "durable medical equipment" (such as wheelchairs). HB 15 TDH to recover regulatory costs for new Chap. 171 (informed consent). HB 1877 Collects fees from participating rural doctors to fund the Rural Physician Relief Program. The program provides a relief physician for rural doctors who are away from their practice at no charge. Participation is voluntary and only those physicians who participate are charged a fee. The fee is set by Office of Rural Community Affairs, which has not determined the amount of the fee. HB 2208 Fees to be set by Board of Nurse Examiners to recover the cost of performing criminal history checks on applicants and license holders. Board anticipates cost of $39 per applicant ($24 federal and $15 DPS). HB 2292 1.75 percent of gross receipts. $431,000,000 Employee Retirement System www.ers.state.tx.us 476-6431

Fee for abortion facility license Fees on rural doctors

$481,000 Texas Department of Health $4,816,000 Office of Rural Community Affairs

www.tdh.state.tx.us www.orca.state.tx.us

458-7111 936-6701

Fee on nurses

$729,000 Board of Nurse Examiners

www.bne.state.tx.us

305-7400

Repeal tax exemption for companies insuring CHIP and Medicaid participants

$51,106,000 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

www.cpa.state.tx.us

463-2745

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Health Care

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$53,300,000 Health and Human Services Commission $622,000 Board of Nurse Examiners www.hhsc.state.tx.us 424-6500

Pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates HB 2292 Adds supplemental state payments to existing federally mandated rebates paid by pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in state's Medicaid program. Fee on nurses HB 3126 $3 surcharge to registered nurse renewal fee and $2 surcharge to licensed vocational nurse renewal to fund a nursing resource section within the health professions resource center. Increases fees for physicians SB 104 Increases the license, registration, and renewal fees that the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners may charge physicians, and establishes new surcharges for certain fees. Also moves to a biennial rather than annual renewal period. Fees on immigrant doctors SB 558 The Texas Department of Health may request waivers for certain visa requirements on immigrant doctors if the doctors agree to work in medically underserved areas. TDH may assess a fee on the doctors to recover costs; TDH anticipates fee of $2,000 per waiver. Fees on surgical assistants SB 769 Surgical assistants renew their license every two years, rather than annually. No change in fee amount, but must pay for two years at once. Fees relating to the regulation of SB 1317 Fees to be set by board; TDH anticipates (1) tattooist/body piercer tattooists and body piercers fee at $40 per year. (2) training course approval fee at $300 per course. Cost to part-time state employees for SB 1370 Employees working fewer than 40 hours rather than fewer than 20 health care premiums hours must pay half of their health care premium.

www.bne.state.tx.us

305-7400

$36,095,000 Board of Medical Examiners

www.tsbme.state.tx.us

305-7010

$120,000 Texas Department of Health

www.tdh.state.tx.us

458-7111

$12,000 Board of Medical Examiners

www.tsbme.state.tx.us

305-7010

$258,000 Texas Department of Health

www.tdh.state.tx.us

458-7111

$17,700,000 Employee Retirement System

www.ers.state.tx.us

476-6431

Business and Professions

Fee for customs brokers licenses HB 109 Fee for auctioneer school's curriculum HB 135 Fees on mold assessors and remediators HB 329 $300 annual fee for each place of business from which a customs broker intends to issue a certificate of export. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to set a fee. Texas Department of Health to set fees for licenses, registrations and examinations. Fees - Sampling technician $50/year, Assessment technician $300/year, Consultant assessment evaluation company $500/year, Remediation worker $50/year, Remediation supervisor $150/year, Remediation contractor $300/year, Remediation company $500/year, Testing laboratory $500/year. Texas Funeral Service Commission anticipates a $400 initial application fee and a $450 annual renewal fee. Texas Residential Construction Commission to set fees for (1) builder registration original certificate not to exceed $500 and renewal not to exceed $300, (2) residential arbitrators original certificate not to exceed $100 and renewal not to exceed $50, (3) new home registration fee not to exceed $125 and late fee not to exceed $500, and (4) other fees will be assessed for third party inspectors and third party warranty companies. Increase maximum administrative penalty on an accountant from $1000 to $100,000 per violation; new authority for the Accountants Board to impose administrative penalties of $25,000 for violations of cease and desist orders. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to set fees to cover administrative costs. Fees set by the commission; (1) Increases the maximum fee for a license history to $20 from $10. Commission anticipates increase of $10. (2) Creates fee for instructor and continuing education instructor, maximum $40. Commission anticipates $25 fee payable every 5 years. Broadens the definition of who is required to obtain a private investigator license. State Securities Board to set fees of (1) $100 for filing applications to sell or dispose of securities, (2) $100 for filing applications and renewals for dealer or investment advisor, and (3) $100 for filing applications and renewals for agent, officer, or investment adviser representative. $480,000 Comptroller of Public Accounts www.cpa.state.tx.us $42,000 Texas Department of Licensing www.license.state.tx.us and Regulation $817,000 Texas Department of Health www.tdh.state.tx.us 463-2745 463-6599 458-7111

Crematory establishments Home builders and inspectors

HB 587 HB 730

$45,000 Texas Funeral Service www.tfsc.state.tx.us 936-2474 Commission $3,351,000 The Texas Residential Construction Commission begins operations after September 1, 2003.

Administrative penalties for accountants

HB 1218

$470,000 Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

www.tsbpa.state.tx.us

305-7800

Fees on electricians and electrical contractors Fees on real estate personnel

HB 1487 HB 1508

$3,910,000 Texas Department of Licensing www.license.state.tx.us and Regulation $39,000 Texas Real Estate Commission www.trec.state.tx.us

463-6599 459-6544

Fees on private investigators Fees on securities dealers

HB 1769 HB 1840

$27,000 Texas Commission on Private Security $8,084,000 Texas State Securities Board

www.tcps.state.tx.us www.ssb.state.tx.us

424-7710 305-8300

CAROLE KEETON STRAYHORN Texas Comptroller

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Business and Professions

Professional fee on landscape architects, interior designers, land surveyors and property tax consultants Fee paid by persons rebuilding salvage motor vehicles Fee on Public Adjusters Fee on mortgage bankers Fees on court reporters

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$4,558,000 Texas State Board of Architectural Examiners, Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying, Board of Tax Professional Examiners $9,227,000 Texas Department of Transportation $125,000 Texas Department of Insurance $794,000 Texas Savings and Loan Department Minimal impact Court Reporters Certification Board, Office of Court Administration Minimal impact Texas Department of Insurance www.tbae.state.tx.us, www.txls.state.tx.us, www.txbtpe.state.tx.us 305-9000, 452-9427, 305-7300

HB 3442 Increase of $200 per professional.

HB 3588 $65 per salvaged vehicle. SB 127 SB 252 SB 273 $50 for 2 years. Texas Savings and Loan Commission to set fee not to exceed $500 a year. (1) Ties late fees to renewal fees rather than penalties, and (2) new fee for out-of-state renewals.

www.dot.state.tx.us www.tdi.state.tx.us www.tsld.state.tx.us www.crcb.state.tx.us, www.courts.state.tx.us www.tdi.state.tx.us

463-8588 463-6169 475-1350 463-1630, 463-1625 463-6169

Fees for flame effects operators

SB 693

Surcharges on alcohol licensees

Fees on appraisers of real property

Fees on locksmiths and electronic security companies Fee on mortgage brokers

The commissioner of insurance sets the fees. (1) annual license fee not to exceed $100 a year. (2) exam fee not to exceed $30 (3) re-exam fee not to exceed $20. SB 855 Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission must transfer $250,000 $500,000 annually from its appropriation to the Texas Department of Agriculture for funding for Texas Wine Marketing Assistance Program. TABC is directed to increase its annual permit/license surcharge amounts to replace the funds transferred. SB 1013 Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to set fees Minimal impact (1) for filing a request to return to active status, (2) of up to $200 on individuals extending the time to complete continuing education, and (3) for appraisers on inactive status to pay renewal but not registry fees. SB 1252 $300 fee remains unchanged, but number of registrants to $3,181,000 increase. SB 1667 $39 additional fee to new applicants. $796,000

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

www.tabc.state.tx.us

206-3333

Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board

www.talcb.state.tx.us

465-3950

Texas Commission on Private Security Texas Savings and Loan Department

www.tcps.state.tx.us www.tsld.state.tx.us

424-7710 475-1350

Agriculture and Animals

Commercial shrimping licenses Freshwater fishing stamp Fowl operations Cattle inspection fee HB 1858 Ten percent increase. HB 1989 $5 per year. HB 2328 $25 to $350 depending upon flock size. HB 3442 50 cents per head at first point inspection. $494,000 Texas Department of Agriculture $4,260,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department $344,000 Texas Animal Health Commission $1,000,000 Texas Animal Health Commission www.agr.state.tx.us www.tpwd.state.tx.us www.tahc.state.tx.us www.tahc.state.tx.us 463-7476 389-4800 719-0700 719-0700

Automobiles and Boats

Fees for tow truck registration, impound fee and insurance filing Surcharge on the purchase, rental or lease of certain diesel-powered trucks Surcharge on motor vehicle title transfers Repeal of "clear diesel" motor fuels tax exemptions Fee for boat manufacturers, distributors, and dealers Financial responsibility fee for motor vehicle registrations HB 849 Tow truck registration fees to increase to $25 from $10, with the impound fee increasing from $20 from $10, and an additional $100 insurance filing fee. 1% surcharge on sale or use of 1997 and newer diesel-powered trucks weighing over 14,000 lbs. $20 for transfers in non-attainment areas and $15 for transfers in all other counties. Tax collection point moved to terminal rack, and repeals tax exemptions for "clear" diesel fuel. $500 for two years. $626,000 Texas Department of Transportation www.dot.state.tx.us 463-8588

HB 1365 HB 1365 HB 2458 HB 2926

$1,167,000 Texas Commission on www.tceq.state.tx.us Environmental Quality $200,891,000 Texas Department of www.dot.state.tx.us Transportation $35,069,000 Comptroller of Public Accounts www.cpa.state.tx.us $299,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife $24,374,000 Texas Department of Public Safety www.tpwd.state.tx.us www.txdps.state.tx.us

239-1000 463-8588 463-2745 389-4800 424-2000

Salvage title fee and non-repairable title fees

HB 3588 $1 fee on each motor vehicle registration that requires proof of financial responsibility for issuance; sales by licensed dealers are not subject to the fee. HB 3588 Fees for these titles increased to $8 from $0, $3 or $2.

$3,046,000 Texas Department of Transportation

www.dot.state.tx.us

463-8588

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Courts and Attorneys

Attorney fee to fund criminal HB 599 defense and legal services to indigents Fee for bail bonds $65 per year paid to the State Bar of Texas. $6,000,000 State Bar of Texas www.texasbar.com 463-1463

HB 1940 $15 per bail bond to fund longevity pay for assistant prosecutors.

$4,755,000 Office of Court Administration $271,170,000 Office of Court Administration $7,800,000 Office of Court Administration

Fee for court costs on traffic offenses HB 3588 $30 per traffic offense conviction. Fee for court costs on intoxication offenses such as DWI SB 1131 $100 per DWI or other intoxication conviction.

www.courts.state.tx.us/o ca/index.asp www.courts.state.tx.us/o ca/index.asp www.courts.state.tx.us/o ca/index.asp

463-1625 463-1625 463-1625

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

Fee on grants from Council on Environmental Technology Well and pipeline fees relating to filing Texas Railroad Commission organization report Pipeline safety fee Fees for reinstatement of severed oil and gas leases Surcharge on the purchase, rental or lease of diesel-powered equipment Fees on dry cleaning facilities and dry cleaning solvents HB 43 HB 942 Up to 5% fee on CET grants. $125 increase in well and pipeline fees. $127,000 Texas Council on Environmental www.tcet.state.tx.us Technology $170,000 Texas Railroad Commission www.rrc.state.tx.us 232-5225 463-6710

Fee for an expedited letter related to drilling wells

Rail safety fee Cleanup fee on high-cost gas

HB 1194 Texas Railroad Commission to set fee to cover cost of pipeline safety program. HB 1195 Reinstatement fee for a Producer's Transportation Authority and Certificate of Compliance increased from $100 to $300. HB 1365 Surcharge for funding clean air programs to increase to 2% from 1%, and will be imposed on mining equipment. HB 1366 (1) $250 annual fee on dry cleaning facilities with less than $100,000 in receipts, pure drop stations or non-participated facilities. (2) $1,000 annual fee for dry cleaning drop stations. (3) $2,500 fee for facilities with more than $100,000 annual receipts. (4) $15 per gallon for perch dry cleaning solvents. (5) $5 per gallon for all other solvents. HB 3442 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will set fee not to exceed $75 for an expedited letter related to drilling wells. To protect ground water and processing of certain Texas Railroad Commission permits. HB 3442 Texas Railroad Commission sets fee annually. HB 3442 1/5 of 1 cent per mcf.

$3,272,000 Texas Railroad Commission $1,419,000 Texas Railroad Commission

www.rrc.state.tx.us www.rrc.state.tx.us

463-6710 463-6710 463-2745 239-1000

$46,106,000 Comptroller of Public Accounts www.cpa.state.tx.us $14,829,000 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality www.tceq.state.tx.us

$450,000 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

www.tceq.state.tx.us

239-1000

$3,148,000 Texas Railroad Commission www.rrc.state.tx.us $1,625,000 Comptroller of Public Accounts www.cpa.state.tx.us

463-6710 463-2745

Other Charges
Fee for export stamps HB 109 Fees on candidates filing for public office Fee for filing of certified copies of instruments relating to water rights Fees for parking in state garages after HB 3042 $5 per parking space. Texas Building and Procurement Commission hours required to enter into leases with commercial parking lot vendors. Assessment on phone and HB 3459 Extends the life of the current rate of 1.25 percent on certain telecommunication services telecommunications receipts. Fee on stamps for export certification increased to $1.60 from 5 cents. HB 1695 Fees increase 25 percent for all candidates, except for SBOE (20 percent increase) and county surveyor (50 percent increase). HB 2250 Rio Grande Water Master to set fee. $8,000,000 Comptroller of Public Accounts www.cpa.state.tx.us $855,000 Secretary of State www.sos.state.tx.us 463-2745 463-5701 239-1000 463-6363

$256,000 Texas Commission on www.tceq.state.tx.us Environmental Quality $1,456,000 Texas Building and Procurement www.tbpc.state.tx.us Commission $250,000,000 Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board until 8/31/2003; Texas Workforce Commission effective 9/1/2003 $295,000 Department of Information Resources TIF Board: www.tifb.state.tx.us TWC: www.twc.state.tx.us www.dir.state.tx.us

Fee for online license renewals

SB 1152 The TexasOnline Authority is authorized to include additional licensing agencies in its online license renewal project, providing additional fees to license holders and facilities.

TIF Board: 475-5300; Workforce Comm.: 463-2222 475-4700

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Fiscal Impact Cannot Be Estimated at this Time on the Following New Laws
Fee on non-resident attorneys to fund HB 462 legal services to the indigent Fees on fire-prevention professionals HB 472 $250 for each case in which a non-resident attorney requests to participate. (1) For fire alarm detection: increases the maximum initial license fee to $120 from $100. (2) For fire extinguishers: increases the maximum initial license fee to $70 from $50. (3) For fireworks: increases the maximum exam fee to $50 from $30. Texas State Board of Architectural Examiners to set fee to obtain and remove emeritus status Late filing fee for candidates, office holders, committees and lobbyists goes from $100 to $500, and lobby registrations increase by $200. $30 for most specialized plates, of which $8 will be allocated to Highway Fund for TxDOT administration, and $22 to the sponsoring organization. Removed limit on designated tuition set by university governing boards. Points are assigned to drivers convicted of traffic offenses. A sliding scale of surcharges range from $100 for the first 6 points to $2,000 for a DWI conviction. Points are determined annually for the previous 3-year period. Establishes a cap on the fee that owners of chiropractic facilities must pay to $75. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners has no plans to increase the current fee of $40. Fee amount to be established by TxDOT. Cannot Be Estimated Cannot Be Estimated Board of Law Examiners www.ble.state.tx.us 463-8929 463-6169 Texas Department of Insurance www.tdi.state.tx.us

Fee for architects' emeritus status

HB 1536

Increases registration fees for HB 1606 lobbyists and late filing penalties for lobby and campaign reports Standardized fee for specialized HB 2971 license plates Tuition at state colleges and universities Driver Responsibility Program surcharges for drivers HB 3015 HB 3588

Cannot Be Estimated Cannot Be Estimated Cannot Be Estimated Cannot Be Estimated Cannot Be Estimated

Texas State Board of Architectural Examiners Ethics Commission

www.tbae.state.tx.us www.ethics.state.tx.us

305-9000 463-5800

Texas Department of Transportation Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Texas Department of Public Safety

www.dot.state.tx.us

463-8588

www.thecb.state.tx.us www.txdps.state.tx.us

427-6101 424-2000

Fee for licensing a chiropractic facility SB 211

Cannot Be Estimated Cannot Be Estimated Cannot Be Estimated Cannot Be Estimated Cannot Be Estimated

Board of Chiropractic Examiners www.tbce.state.tx.us

305-6700

Voluntary fee for priority boarding on SB 249 the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry Fees on land surveyors SB 260

Removes statutory caps on fees, ties late fees to renewal fees rather than exam fees, and creates a fee for out-of-state renewals. Fee for a certificate of registration for SB 263 Fee levels for the annual certificate have not yet been set by dental assistants the State Board of Dental Examiners; they will begin September 1, 2004. Fees on professional engineers SB 277 Texas Board of Professional Engineers to set fees to recover costs. The bill (1) removes fee caps set in statute, (2) creates an inactive status and exempts those on inactive status from $200 professional fee, (3) allows the board to create a provisional license fee, and (4) ties late fees to license fees rather than penalties. Plumbers' fees SB 282 Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners can set new fees for a review course and materials, provisional licenses, and out-of-state renewals and can increase late fees. Fees on architects, landscape SB 283 (1) Increases the late renewal fees (2) establishes fee for out-ofarchitects and interior designers state renewals at twice the annual fee (3) exempts interior designers and landscape architects on active military duty from paying fees (4) applies inactive status fee to interior designers and landscape architects and (5) allows the board to charge a fee for processing electronic payments or to cover administrative costs of board actions. Vehicle emissions inspection fee SB 1159 $2.50 per vehicle emissions inspection fee if approved by a county within Austin and/or and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. San Antonio MSAs

Texas Department of www.dot.state.tx.us Transportation Texas Board of Professional Land www.txls.state.tx.us Surveying Board of Dental Examiners www.tsbde.state.tx.us

463-8588 452-9427

463-6400

Texas Board of Registration for www.tbpe.state.tx.us Professional Engineers

440-7723

Cannot Be Estimated Cannot Be Estimated

Texas State Board of Plumbing www.tsbpe.state.tx.us Examiners Texas State Board of Architectural Examiners www.tbae.state.tx.us

458-2145

305-9000

Cannot Be Estimated

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

www.tceq.state.tx.us

239-1000

Total Impact: $2,679,717,000*

* Does not include costs for new legislation where fiscal impact cannot be estimated at this time. SOURCES: Texas Comptroller, Legislative Budget Board, and other state agencies.

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