TO: | Honorable Joe Driver, Chair, House Committee on Law Enforcement |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB954 by Farabee (Relating to extending to veterans of the armed forces the discount for concealed handgun licenses currently available to active members of the armed forces. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2008 | ($167,000) |
2009 | ($170,000) |
2010 | ($171,000) |
2011 | ($167,000) |
2012 | ($181,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable Savings/(Cost) from STATE HIGHWAY FUND 6 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007 |
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2008 | ($167,000) | ($129,217) | 2.0 |
2009 | ($170,000) | ($72,259) | 2.0 |
2010 | ($171,000) | ($72,259) | 2.0 |
2011 | ($167,000) | ($72,259) | 2.0 |
2012 | ($181,000) | ($72,259) | 2.0 |
To determine the estimated fiscal impact of waiving fees required for extending to retired members of the armed forces the discount for concealed handgun licenses currently available to active members of the armed forces, the Comptroller of Public Accounts assumed that 11.2 percent of current licenses belong to veterans. Revenue losses in this analysis are higher than in previous similar fiscal note estimates because a reduction in license fees means the fiscal impact must recognize the increase in both original and renewal applications rates as a response to the reduction in fees from previous legislation.
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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