TO: | Honorable Frank Corte, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB233 by Ritter (Relating to a waiver of concealed handgun license fees for certain members and veterans of the military.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2008 | ($441,000) |
2009 | ($448,000) |
2010 | ($450,000) |
2011 | ($479,000) |
2012 | ($559,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable (Cost) from STATE HIGHWAY FUND 6 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007 |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | ($441,000) | ($103,022) | 2.0 |
2009 | ($448,000) | ($68,800) | 2.0 |
2010 | ($450,000) | ($68,800) | 2.0 |
2011 | ($479,000) | ($68,800) | 2.0 |
2012 | ($559,000) | ($68,800) | 2.0 |
The bill would amend the Government Code relating to a waiver of concealed handgun license fees for certain members and veterans of the military.
The bill would amend the Government Code, Section 411.1951 by further defining the term "veteran" and would waive any fee required for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed concealed handgun license if the person is a veteran of the United States armed forces including the reserves, national guard, or state guard. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2007.
To determine the estimated fiscal impact of waiving fees required for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed concealed handgun license if the applicant is a member of the
The Department of Public Safety states that two full-time-equivalent positions would be needed to process the additional applications and renewals. Appropriations for the concealed handgun function within the DPS are currently made from the State Highway Fund and costs associated with the processing of additional applications and renewals are attributed to this fund.
Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ES, GG, LG
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