LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 21, 2007

TO:	Honorable Joe Driver, Chair, House Committee on Law Enforcement
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB220 by King, Phil (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 prohibit a public or private employer from establishing or enforcing a policy that prohibits a person licensed to carry a concealed hand gun from carrying a concealed hand gun in a locked vehicle in any parking area. However, a private employer may enforce such a policy if the employer provides employees with a parking area that is gated, not open to the public, and monitored by security personnel.

It is anticipated that any additional costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

JOB, ES, JM