LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 5, 2005

TO:	Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB864 by King, Phil (Relating to the regulation of the cloning of human beings; providing penalties.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would ban human cloning and provide a civil penalty of $500,000 to $1,000,000 per violation, to be enforced by the Office of the Attorney General. Funds received under the statute may only be used to administer and enforce the statute.

The Office of the Attorney General anticipates that any legal work resulting from this bill would be absorbed with current resources. If multiple penalties are assessed and collected, there could be a gain to the General Revenue Fund.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 537 Department of State Health Services

LBB Staff:

JOB, SR, CL, LW