LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 22, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB878  by Allen (Relating to the offenses of criminal
               trespass and theft of service at a hotel.), As Introduced
  
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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 creating the offense of criminal
trespass at a hotel which would be punishable as a Class B misdemeanor,
unless the actor carries a deadly weapon, in which event the offense is
a Class A misdemeanor.  The bill would also amend the Penal Code by
including failure to provide full compensation for occupying a hotel
room under the theft of service offense provision.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG