LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 6, 2015

TO:	Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB308 by Springer (Relating to the places where a person may carry a handgun if the person is licensed to carry a concealed handgun; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend various codes as they relate to places where a person may carry a handgun if the person is licensed to carry a concealed handgun. The bill would amend the Penal Code to eliminate certain circumstances and reduce the penalty where it is an offense for a person with a concealed handgun license to carry a handgun. The bill would take effect January 1, 2016 and apply to an offense committed on or after the effective date of the Act.

The Department of Public Safety and the Alcoholic Beverage Commission indicate implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact on state correctional agencies.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission

LBB Staff:

UP, ESi, LM, JPo