Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1742 by Shapiro (Relating to the regulation of the discharge of firearms and certain other weapons by certain municipalities; providing a criminal penalty. ), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Notwithstanding other provisions of the Local Government Code, the bill would amend the Local Government Code to prohibit certain municipalities from applying a regulation to the discharge of firearms or other weapons in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or in an area annexed by the municipality after September 1, 1981, depending on the type of firearm or other weapon and other circumstances.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.