LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 1, 2011

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB348 by Estes (Relating to the sale or delivery of salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A to a child; providing a penalty.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Penal Code to create a Class C misdemeanor offense for the act of selling salvia divinorum, Salvinorin A, or a product containing salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A to a person younger than 18 years of age or to a person who intends to deliver it to a person younger than 18 years of age.

A Class C misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500. Costs associated with enforcement and prosecution, and revenue gain from fines imposed and collected would vary depending on the number of offenses and the amount of fines imposed; however, those amounts are not anticipated to be significant.

Local Government Impact

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

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LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, TP