LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 17, 2003

TO:	Honorable Joe Driver, Chair, House Committee on Law Enforcement
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1220 by Haggerty (Relating to the establishment of an offense for failing to return to an employer items that may be used to impersonate a security officer.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Occupations Code by including the failure to surrender to an employer, after terminating employment, the items issued by the employer that could be used to impersonate a commissioned or noncommissioned security officer.  The offense is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.  It is assumed that the bill would not significantly affect the operations of state or local government.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	696 Department Of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff:	JK, WK, GG