LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 24, 2003

TO:	Honorable Helen Giddings, Chair, House Committee on Business & Industry
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB277 by Hopson (Relating to the contents of a receipt or other document issued for payment by debit or credit card; providing a civil penalty.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The Office of the Attorney General indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Local government entities would incur minimal programming costs to obscure or eliminate the required digits from the debit or credt card account number on receipts and documents.

Source Agencies:	302 Office Of The Attorney General, 466 Office Of Consumer Credit Commissioner, 469 Credit Union Department
LBB Staff:	JK, JRO, RT, RB, KG