LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 16, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Safety
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1479  by Miller (Relating to the expiration of a
               license to carry a concealed handgun.), As Introduced
  
**************************************************************************
*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB1479, As Introduced:  positive impact of $0 through the biennium    *
*  ending August 31, 2003.                                               *
*                                                                        *
*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
**************************************************************************
  
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
          ****************************************************
          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2002                                   $0  *
          *       2003                                    0  *
          *       2004                                    0  *
          *       2005                                    0  *
          *       2006                          (2,172,310)  *
          ****************************************************
  
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
         *****************************************************
         * Fiscal Year    Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from   *
         *                Concealed Handgun License Account   *
         *                              0991                  *
         *      2002                                       $0 *
         *      2003                                        0 *
         *      2004                                        0 *
         *      2005                                        0 *
         *      2006                              (2,172,310) *
         *****************************************************
  
Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would change the expiration date for new or renewed concealed
handgun licenses from four years to five years.
  
  
Methodology
  
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) estimates there would be a revenue
loss of $2,172,310 for FY2006 because all licenses issued under this
bill in FY2002 would not expire until FY2007, rather than FY2006.  This
projection is based on 29,541 applications renewing at $70.00 each
($2,067,870), as well as 2,984 indigent application renewals at $35.00
each ($104,440), for a total revenue loss of $2,172,310.  These
estimates are based on the current license renewal rate of 60 percent.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   405   Texas Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, JN, DG