LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  February 22, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable David Sibley, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 167
          Committee on Economic Development                              By: Harris
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB167 ( Relating 
to the offense of failing to pay the wages of an employee.) 
this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB167-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.


         
This bill amends the Labor Code by adding a provision making 
it a third degree felony for employers to intentionally avoid 
payment of wages to current employees.  A separate offense will 
be charged for each pay period the employer avoids the payment 
of wages.
         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   320   Texas Workforce Commission
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TH ,RA