LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 13, 2025

TO:
Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Border Security
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB2949 by Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" (relating to certain regulations involving motor fuels or other hazardous materials, including the transportation of motor fuels and other hazardous materials and restrictions on certain motor fuel depots; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a civil penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would add certain restrictions and requirements on transporters of fuels and other hazardous materials. It would require motor fuel transporters to ensure that its employees or contractors hold specific licenses, imposing a civil penalty of $25,000 for failure to comply.

The bill would prohibit motor fuel depots in border counties, imposing criminal penalties ranging from a Class A misdemeanor to a second-degree felony, and additional civil penalties of up to $25,000 for each day a motor fuel depot operates in violation of the chapter.

The bill would prohibit a person from operating or moving certain overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials on a non-designated route, imposing a second-degree felony for a violation.

While it is assumed that any state revenue impact would not be significant, it would be dependent on the number of offenses committed and the associated court costs.

Local Government Impact

It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.


Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff:
JMc, MGol, LCO, CSmi