LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 6, 2009

TO:	Honorable Edmund Kuempel, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2757 by Truitt (Relating to elements of offenses under or violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Code. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code, Section 1.08 as added by Chapter 437 (Senate Bill 55), Acts of the 73^rd Legislature, Regular Session, to define “culpable mental state” and its applicability in relation to offenses or violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Code.  The bill would also repeal Section 1.08, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by Chapter 934 (House Bill 1445), Acts of the 73^rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993.  The bill would take effect on September 1, 2009, but the provisions of the bill would only apply to offenses committed on or after the effective date of the bill.  No significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

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LBB Staff:

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