LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 5, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Criminal Justice
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB727  by Van de Putte (Relating to the punishment for
               the offense of taking a weapon from a peace officer,
               parole officer, or community supervision and corrections
               department officer.), 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 enhancing the punishment to felony
of the third degree for taking a weapon from a peace officer, parole
officer, or community supervision and corrections department officer.
Under current law such an offense is punishable as a state jail felony.

  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG