LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 23, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1600  by Jones, Elizabeth (Relating to the punishment
               for the offense of taking a weapon from a peace officer,
               parole officer, or community supervision and corrections
               department officer.), 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 enhancing the punishment to felony
of the third degree for taking a weapon from a peace officer, parole
officer, or community supervision and corrections department officer.
Under current law such an offense is punishable as a state jail felony.

  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG