HB 3770 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to efficiency and strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies conducted by the Legislative Budget Board.

HB 3770 requires the Legislative Budget Board to conduct regular efficiency reviews of Texas state agencies. Each state fiscal biennium, the Board must review at least 25 state agencies (including one from each section of the budget) and 40 programs across those agencies. The Board must publish detailed reports by September 1 of even-numbered years, including cost-saving analyses and five-year projections for recommended efficiency improvements. These reports will be shared with the governor and legislature to inform fiscal decisions. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 7 edits · Apr 29, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates the Legislative Budget Board's efficiency review requirements, adding new review schedules and creating a separate strategic fiscal review process. It also modifies existing review mandates and adds confidentiality protections for review materials.

Scope change

The bill expands the Legislative Budget Board's review authority by adding a new strategic fiscal review process and modifying existing efficiency review requirements to include specific agency and program counts.

REQUIREMENT

Added new subsection (b-1) requiring the board to establish a review schedule and analyze at least 25 state agencies and 40 programs each biennium.

Added new subsection (b-2) requiring board members to provide a list of programs to be reviewed by June 30 of each odd-numbered year.

Added new Section 2 creating a strategic fiscal review process for state agencies, allowing the board to review agency activities and recommend funding levels.

Modified Section 322.0175 to change 'shall' to 'may' for performing strategic fiscal reviews, making the process optional rather than mandatory.

Added Section 4 requiring the board to review 12 state agencies and 20 programs during the 2025-2027 biennium regardless of the new schedule.

ENFORCEMENT

Added confidentiality protections for strategic fiscal review materials, excepting them from public disclosure until the review is completed.

TIMELINE

Modified Section 322.017(c) to clarify that reports must be submitted by September 1 of each even-numbered year.

Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

141–2

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 144

Apr 28, 2025

D Democratic58

56 Yea 2 Nay

96% Yea

R Republican86

85 Yea 1

98% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Economic Development

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors