FISCAL NOTE

Date Requested: February 20, 2018
Time Requested: 09:05 AM
Agency: Labor, WV Division of
CBD Number: Version: Bill Number: Resolution Number:
2211 Revised Comm. Sub. HB4401
CBD Subject: Labor


FUND(S):

See Memorandum Summary Below

Sources of Revenue:

Special Fund

Legislation creates:

Decreases Existing Revenue



Fiscal Note Summary


Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.


With the passage of Committee Substitute for HB4401, the Division of Labor will need $2,650,000 in General Revenue to comply with its mandated obligations. 1. HB4401 will eliminate an estimated $1,614,320 in special revenue for FY2019 and subsequent years as detailed below: • Registration fees for businesses that use weighing and measuring devices for commercial purposes - $1,509,300; • Registration fees for service agencies and service persons that work with commercial weighing and measuring devices - $105,020. 2. HB4401, by repealing the language from all programs allowing the Commissioner to utilize excess funds in existing and new special revenue accounts when necessary to meet the Division’s funding obligations will: • Eliminate the availability of the registration and permit fees for manufacturers, upholsterers, renovators and sterilizers of bedding and upholstered products - $325,000; • Create the need for additional general revenue to operate the mandated programs below that do not have a revenue generating mechanism: o Safety – State OSHA $150,620 (based on FY2017 appropriation minus 2% mid-year budget cut); o Wage & Hour, including Child Labor, Jobs Act, Minimum Wage / Maximum Hours, Undocumented Worker, Wage Bonding, Wage Payment & Collection - $560,060.



Fiscal Note Detail


Effect of Proposal Fiscal Year
2018
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
2019
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation)
1. Estmated Total Cost -883,333 -2,650,000 -2,650,000
Personal Services -750,834 -2,252,500 -2,252,500
Current Expenses -88,333 -265,000 -265,000
Repairs and Alterations -8,833 -26,500 -26,500
Assets 0 0 0
Other -35,333 -106,000 -106,000
2. Estimated Total Revenues -883,333 -2,650,000 -2,650,000


Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):


See Summary Above.



Memorandum


Amusement Rides and Amusement Attractions Safety Fund Bedding & Upholstery Fund Steam Boiler Fund Contractor Licensing Board Fund Crane Operator Certification Fund Elevator Safety Fund HVAC Fund Plumbing Work Fund Psychophysiological Examiners Fund State Manufactured Housing Administration Fund Weights & Measures Fund



    Person submitting Fiscal Note: Mitchell E. Woodrum
    Email Address: Mitch.E.Woodrum@wv.gov