LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

                              Austin, Texas

                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session

                                May 9, 2001

          TO:  Honorable Ron Wilson, Chair, House Committee on Licensing

               & Administrative Procedures

        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board

       IN RE:  SB1145  by Staples (Relating to a local option election

               on alcoholic beverage zones in municipal commercial

               areas.), As Engrossed

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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *

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Local Government Impact

The bill would allow the qualified voters of certain municipalities to

request that the county commissioners court of the county in which the

municipality is located to call an election on the issue of selling

certain alcoholic beverages in a designated zone within a commercial area

of the municipality.

If an election is called, the county would incur the costs of the

election.  Based on the per registered voter cost in a sampling of

cities and counties, an average per registered voter cost for an

election is estimated to be $0.91.

Source Agencies:  

LBB Staff:         JK, DB