LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 18, 2005

TO:	Honorable Joe Driver, Chair, House Committee on Law Enforcement
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1262 by Farabee (Relating to the collection and dissemination by the Department of Public Safety of information relating to certain threats against detention officers.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code as it relates to the collection and dissemination by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) of information relating to certain threats against detention officers.

 

The bill would amend the Government Code to require DPS to add information relating to an individual's expression of intent to inflict serious bodily injury or death on a detention officer to its central index of law enforcement information systems, which collects and disseminates information relating to threats against peace officers. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2005.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

JOB, VDS, SJ, LM, KJG