LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session April 26, 1995 TO: Honorable Keith Oakley, Chair IN RE: Senate BillNo. 130, Committee on Public Safety as engrossed House of Representatives By: West, Royce Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No. 130 (relating to creating the offense of transferring a handgun to a person who is the subject of a protective order and including in the law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety information relating to protective orders) 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 creates an offense of transferring a handgun to a person who is the subject of a protective order. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Public Safety to maintain records of those protective orders in the criminal history system. 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 Change in Year of General Number of State Revenue Fund 001 Employees from FY 1995 1996 $100,933 2.0 1997 72,477 2.0 1998 72,477 2.0 1999 72,477 2.0 2000 72,477 2.0 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