LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 14, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Safety
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2353  by Hupp (Relating to the application to certain
               persons of the prohibition against the carrying of a
               concealed handgun on the premises of a school.), 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 making the offenses of places
weapons prohibited, and unlawful carrying of a handgun by a license
holder not apply to a principal or superintendent, licensed to carry a
concealed weapon.  The bill would apply in counties with a population of
less than 20,000 and where the license holder is carrying a concealed
weapon on the premises of a school.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG