LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 14, 2013

TO:	Honorable Craig Estes, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1314 by Creighton (Relating to the unlawful seizure of a firearm by a governmental officer or employee; providing penalties .), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would create a Class A misdemeanor offense for a government employee to seize a firearm in accordance with a federal law that does not exist under Texas law and violates the United States Constitution.

A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

UP, SZ, KKR