LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                                May 8, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Safety
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB394  by Longoria (Relating to the exemption of certain
               peace officers from provisions of the Private
               Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act.),
               Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB394, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted:  negative impact      *
*  of $(312,500) through the biennium ending August 31, 2001.            *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Net Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2000                           $(156,250)  *
          *       2001                            (156,250)  *
          *       2002                            (156,250)  *
          *       2003                            (156,250)  *
          *       2004                            (156,250)  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year    Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from   *
         *                      General Revenue Fund          *
         *                              0001                  *
         *      2000                               $(156,250) *
         *      2001                                (156,250) *
         *      2002                                (156,250) *
         *      2003                                (156,250) *
         *      2004                                (156,250) *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would exempt certain peace officers from the provisions of the
Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act.
  
  
Methodology
  
It is estimated that as many as 625 peace officers could be exempted from
the Act as a result of the bill.  These peace officers would no longer
be required to pay the $25 licensing fee and $225 registration fee,
resulting in an annual revenue loss of $156,250.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   467   Bd Of Private Investigat
LBB Staff:         JK, MD, DG