LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  February 21, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Ron Wilson, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 641
          Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures                              By: Haggerty
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB641 ( Relating 
to the maximum value of a raffle prize.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB641-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
The bill would amend the Charitable Raffle Enabling Act by removing 
the limits on the value of a prize offered or awarded in a raffle. 
 In addition, the bill would remove the limits placed on the 
face value and redemption value of a lottery ticket(s) offered 
or awarded in a raffle.  
         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   362   Texas Lottery Commission
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TH ,PH