LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 28, 2011

TO:	Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1530 by Miller, Sid ( Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by county commissioners attending a meeting of the commissioners court.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Penal Code to establish exceptions to an offense if a county commissioner carried a concealed handgun while attending a meeting of the commissioners court; the commissioners court previously adopted and has maintained in effect an order or rule authorizing a county commissioner to carry a concealed handgun if licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; and the handgun was concealed.

Local Government Impact

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

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LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, TP