LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 28, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Ron Wilson, Chair, House Committee on Licensing
               & Administrative Procedures
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB63  by Gallegos (Relating to the expiration or
               suspension of an alcoholic beverage license or permit.),
               As Engrossed
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  SB63, As Engrossed:  positive impact of $0 through the biennium       *
*  ending August 31, 2001.                                               *
*                                                                        *
*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2000                                   $0  *
          *       2001                                    0  *
          *       2002                                    0  *
          *       2003                                    0  *
          *       2004                                    0  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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*Fiscal    Probable Savings/(Cost) from    Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss)   *
* Year         General Revenue Fund         from General Revenue Fund     *
*                      0001                            0001               *
*  2000                         $(51,796)                         $51,796 *
*  2001                          (51,796)                          51,796 *
*  2002                          (51,796)                          51,796 *
*  2003                          (51,796)                          51,796 *
*  2004                          (51,796)                          51,796 *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill requires secondary permits to have the same expiration dates as
basic or primary permits.  The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
(TABC) would be required to verify that the holder of an expired or
suspended retail permit is not operating in violation of code.  TABC
would also be required to notify wholesalers and distributors of expired
or suspended permits.
  
  
Methodology
  
Additional operating costs to TABC are determined by the number of
primary permits expiring or being suspended annually and the number of
wholesalers and distributors required to be notified under the bill.
Since TABC is required by statute to raise revenue equal to its
appropriation through surcharges on its permits and licenses, the bill
would also increase revenue in a like amount.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts, 458   Alcoholic
                   Beverage Commission
LBB Staff:         JK, TH, MG