LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 10, 1997
TO: Honorable Keith Oakley, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2909, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Committee on Public Safety By: Carter
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2909 ( Relating
to persons eligible to carry a concealed handgun, to the rights
and duties of license holders, and to certain offenses involving
weapons.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2909-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
impact of $0 to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium
ending August 31, 1999.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require that the Department of Public Safety
(DPS) establish procedures for reciprocal agreements with other
states to honor concealed handgun permits.
The bill would
also require the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)
to determine if certain permit and license holders derive a
majority of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic
beverages. Each business so designated would have to display
a sign regarding the legality of carrying concealed handguns
on its premises.
Methodolgy
DPS would be required to coordinate with other states regarding
concealed handgun permits. In addition, DPS would need to process
out-of-state applications and make programming changes to the
concealed handgun database to accommodate these applications.
Although there would be added responsibility, it is assumed
that the new responsibility could be fulfilled with current
resources.
TABC would have to make a determination on an
estimated 15,000 permits with a 10 percent audit rate. The cost
of this responsibility would be offset by an equal amount of
fee revenue.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Five Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Probable Revenue Change in Number
Gain/(Loss) from Gain/(Loss) from of State
General Revenue General Revenue Employees from
Fund Fund FY 1997
0001 0001
1998 ($324,100) $324,100 4.0
1998 (276,100) 276,100 4.0
2000 (276,100) 276,100 4.0
2001 (276,100) 276,100 4.0
2002 (276,100) 276,100 4.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds
during each of the first five years is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 $0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 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: Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK ,CB ,RT