LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 14, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB599  by Goodman (relating to the lawful possession of a
               firearm by a person who has been adjudicated as having
               engaged in certain delinquent conduct.), Committee
               Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would amend the Penal Code by extending the current prohibition
regarding possession of a firearm by a convicted felon to include youths
who have been sentenced to commitment to the Texas Youth Commission.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG