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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 12, 2025
TO:
Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1596 by Hagenbuch (Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would exclude short-barrel firearms from the applicability of the felony offense of intentionally or knowingly possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a prohibited weapon.
It is assumed that any fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.
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, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts