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Fort Worth staff: Texas bill could cut FY26 permit revenue by $1.9 million; flat health-permit fee would reduce loss to $650,000
Summary
City staff told the Fort Worth City Council during a budget work session that Senate Bill 1008 would lower health permit revenue by about $1.9 million in fiscal year 2026; Environmental Services proposes a $773 flat fee to reduce the shortfall to roughly $650,000 while retaining inspection services.
City staff told the Fort Worth City Council at a June budget work session that a recently passed Texas bill affecting regulation of food service permits would reduce the city's general-fund permit revenue by about $1.9 million in fiscal year 2026.
Christianne Simmons, a city staff member who led the legislative update, said Senate Bill 1008 limits what local governments can charge for health permits. Simmons said Environmental Services plans to recommend a flat $773 fee for those permits in an upcoming motion and contract (M&C). The change would require a 60-day…
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