LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
May 11, 1995
TO: Honorable Ken Armbrister, Chair IN RE: House BillNo. 1419,
Committee on State Affairs as engrossed
Senate By: Yarbrough
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1419 (Relating to certificates and permits issued by the
Alcoholic Beverage Commission and to regulation of private club
permittees by certain municipalities.) 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 amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code by allowing the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to issue food and beverage
certificates to certain holders of alcoholic beverage permits.
By statute, the total permit and license fee revenue collected by
the Alcoholic Beverage Commission must equal its legislative
appropriations for the regulation of the industry. In addition
to collecting the revenue from permits and license fees as set by
law, the Commission is authorized to levy a surcharge on all
permits and licenses (with the rate set by Commission rule) to
ensure that revenue collected equals appropriations. As a
result, any increase in costs would be offset by a similar
increase in revenues.
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 $65,951 $65,951 2.0
1997 53,951 53,951 2.0
1998 53,951 53,951 2.0
1999 53,951 53,951 2.0
2000 53,951 53,951 2.0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source: Alcoholic Beverage Commission
LBB Staff: JK, RT, DF, RR