LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                                May 8, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB221  by Wise (Relating to the prosecution and
               punishment of certain obscenity offenses and other
               offenses committed to further the commission of
               obscenity offenses.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would amend the Public Order and Decency Chapter of the Penal
Code.  The bill would also amend the Penal Code by enhancing the
punishment for the offense of sale or purchase of a child from a felony
of the third degree to a felony of the second degree if the actor
commits the offense with intent to commit the offense of sexual
performance by a child.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG