LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 13, 2005

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1098 by McCall (Relating to using the Internet to obtain identifying information of another person for a fraudulent purpose; providing a penalty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Title 4, Business & Commerce Code by adding Chapter 48, which would
prohibit electronic mail fraud and the creation of an internet website or domain name for fraudulent
purposes. The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.

The proposed legislation may result in new complaints, investigations or cases by the Office of the
Attorney General; however, it is projected that this increase can be absorbed by current resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General

LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, JRO, WP