LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 30, 2007

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:	HB331 by Harper-Brown (Relating to the use in an advertisement of a name or picture of a member of the United States armed forces or the national guard; providing a criminal penalty. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Business and Commerce Code to create as a Class A misdemeanor offense the use in an advertisement of a name or picture of a member of the United States Armed Forces, Texas National Guard, or national guard of another state without obtaining consent from the individual or their heirs if the individual is clearly identifiable in the photo.

A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not to exceed $4,000, confinement for no more than one year in county jail, or both a fine and confinement.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

403 Veterans Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, ES, DB