LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                             February 7, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable David Sibley, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Business & Commerce
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB377  by Shapiro (Relating to a local option election
               for the sale of beer and wine in certain cities or towns
               located in more than one county.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.

A city or town that meets the criteria for conducting an election to
permit or prohibit the sale of beer and wine would incur the costs
associated with an election.  Based on a sampling of calendar year 2000
cost per voter calculations for cities reported by the Secretary of
State, the statewide average per voter cost is $0.91.  This bill would
take effect September 1, 2001.
  
  
Source Agencies:   458   Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
LBB Staff:         JK, JO, RK, DB