TO:	Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1446 by Estes (Relating to contested cases conducted under the Administrative Procedures Act.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

The bill would amend the Government Code relating to contested cases conducted under the Administrative Procedures Act. The bill would amend the required contents of the notice of a hearing in contested cases. The bill would permit a court to determine that a license holder waived the opportunity to show compliance with certain requirements. The bill would amend the notice by a state agency of a decision or order and would modify provisions relating to a motion for rehearing.

The State Office of Administrative Hearings, Office of Court Administration, Office of the Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Department of Insurance, Department of Licensing and Regulation, Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Medical Board, Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, Health and Human Services Commission, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality anticipate any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.