LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 16, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1963  by Hochberg (Relating to the aggregation of
               amounts involved in the offense of breach of computer
               security to determine punishment.), 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 allowing the aggregation of
damage, or property loss, in determining the grade of punishment for the
offense of breach of computer security.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG