LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 6, 2003

TO:
Honorable Joe Driver, Chair, House Committee on Law Enforcement
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2619 by Ellis (Relating to the amount of the application and license fee for a license to carry a concealed handgun.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2619, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($1,451,124) through the biennium ending August 31, 2005.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004 ($725,562)
2005 ($725,562)
2006 ($725,562)
2007 ($725,562)
2008 ($725,562)




Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from
CONCEALD HANDGUN LIC ACCT
991
2004 ($725,562)
2005 ($725,562)
2006 ($725,562)
2007 ($725,562)
2008 ($725,562)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Government Code as it relates to the amount of the application and license fee for a license to carry a concealed handgun by reducing the fee of $140 to $110 for an original license.  Additionally, there would be a reduction of original application fees for seniors and indigent people from $70 to $55, because these groups pay half of the original application fee.

Methodology

The Department of Public Safety receives approximately 27,960 original applications each year.  Of those, approximately 27%, or 7,549, are from seniors or indigent people who pay half the application fee.  Based on the reduction of $30 in the original standard license fee [$140 (current fee) less the $110 (proposed fee) = $30],  the estimated loss in revenue equals $612,324 per year ($30 multiplied by 20,411 applicants).  For seniors and indigent people, the $15 reduction in license fee [$70 (current fee) less the $55 (proposed fee) = $15] results in an estimated loss of revenue of $113,238 per year($15 multiplied by 7,549 applicants).  The total estimated annual loss in revenue equals $725,562.


Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff:
JK, WK, VDS, AR