LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 12, 2007

TO:	Honorable Kevin Bailey, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1200 by Menendez (Relating to grants of appropriated money to certain peace officer organizations.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chapter 614 of the Government Code to prohibit state agencies from making grants or other distributions of appropriated money to certain police officer organizations that are required to register as lobbyists or that employ a lobbyist or provide legal representation to their members.

The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment, assuming that it received the requisite two-thirds majority votes in both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2007

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff:

JOB, DB, SD, CT