LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
May 2, 1995
TO: Honorable Keith Oakley, Chair IN RE: Committee Substitute
Committee on Public Safety for
House of Representatives House Bill
Austin, Texas No. 243
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
243 (relating to the issuance of a license for the carrying of
certain weapons by judges and justices) this office has
determined the following:
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
The bill would authorize the issuance of licenses to certain
qualified judges and justices to carry a handgun. The bill would
establish the Department of Public Safety (DPS) as the
administering agency. The bill requires the DPS to establish
application and renewal fees sufficient to cover the costs of the
bill.
The bill would have no fiscal implication to the Department of
Public Safety in the event that Senate Bill 60, 74th Legislature,
or similar legislation is enacted.
The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Probable Cost Out Probable Revenue Change in
Year of General Gain to General Number of State
Revenue Fund 001 Revenue Fund 001 Employees from
FY 1995
1996 $368,639 $733,930 5.0
1997 181,957 5.0
1998 181,200 5.0
1999 181,200 5.0
2000 181,200 360,583 5.0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
The fiscal implication to units of local government cannot be
determined.
Source: Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JK, BL, RR