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F I S C A L    I M P A C T    R E P O R T

 

 

 

SPONSOR

Rodriguez

DATE TYPED

2/9/04

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE

County & City Database Info as Public Records

SB

442

 

 

ANALYST

Johnson

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY04

FY05

FY04

FY05

 

 

 

See Narrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

LFC Files

 

SUMMARY

 

Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 442 declares information contained in county or municipal databases to be public information, except as otherwise provided by federal or state law.  State agency database information is already public information. 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

 

The bill allows the county or municipality to receive consideration for the service provided.  The bill allows a state agency, county or municipality to distribute the data by way of a computer tape or other storage medium.  In these instances, the agency, county or municipality may base the amount of the consideration on the cost to the public of developing the database.

 

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

 

What types of information are currently maintained in county or municipal databases?

 

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