LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 13, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on
               State Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB257  by Carona (Relating to the purchase of a lottery
               ticket by a person younger than the age of 18; imposing
               criminal penalties.), Committee Report 1st House,
               Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
The bill would create as a misdemeanor offense the purchase of a lottery
ticket by a person under the age of 18.  The offense would be punishable
by a fine of up to $250.

Local government would experience a revenue gain of up to $250 per
offense as set out by the bill.  The number of offenses and convictions
will vary among counties and cities; therefore, the total amount of
revenue gain to counties and cities will fluctuate.
  
  
Source Agencies:   362   Texas Lottery Commission, 304   Comptroller of
                   Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, RB, DB