LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 16, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1916  by Capelo (Relating to the confidentiality of
               information held by governmental bodies that identifies
               certain personal information about peace officers.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would allow a peace officer to restrict access to information
concerning the peace officer's home address, home telephone number,
social security number, and family.  The information could not be
disclosed to the public if the peace officer chooses to restrict public
access to the information and notifies the governmental body of the
officer's choice on a form provided by the governmental body.  The bill
would also provide that home address information in appraisal records
would be confidential and available only for the official use of certain
entities if the peace officer chooses to restrict public access by
completing the prescribed form.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, RB, DB