LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 15, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Criminal Justice
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB966  by Staples (relating to preventing the
               consequences of theft, including retail theft; providing
               penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, as amended
  
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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 creating the offense of
possession, manufacture, or distribution of certain instruments used to
commit retail theft, which would be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.
The bill would also amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code and the
Code of Criminal Procedure regarding theft offenses.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG