LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 24, 2005

TO:	Honorable Joe Driver, Chair, House Committee on Law Enforcement
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB896 by Farabee (Relating to the rights and liabilities of an employer with respect to the carrying of a concealed handgun.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code to prohibit public and certain private employers from establishing a policy or rule that prohibits a concealed handgun license holder from transporting or storing a concealed handgun in a locked vehicle in any parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area. Private employers who provide an area (parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area) completely surrounded by a gate and not open to the public or an area in which access is monitored by security personnel may prohibit an employee from transporting or storing a concealed handgun in a vehicle.

 

The bill would not apply to prohibited premises under state or federal law. The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.

Local Government Impact

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

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LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, VDS, SJ, LM