LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 15, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB15 by Zaffirini (relating to the penalty for certain
               offenses concerning the sale of cigarettes), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Potential changes in the number of cases considered and the amount of
penalties collected, as well as the ensuing reduction in confinement
costs, are likely to be minimal.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller Of Pub Accts
LBB Staff:         JK, BB, TP, WP