Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2359 by Bohac (Relating to prohibiting the Department of Public Safety from responding to bulk requests from the federal government for lists of individuals licensed to carry a concealed handgun.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Occupations Code to proscribe, to the extent allowable by federal law, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) from providing a list of individuals licensed to carry a concealed handgun in response to a federal criminal justice agency's submission of a bulk request for such information. The bill would also require a state or federal criminal justice agency to secure a subpoena in order for DPS to disclose certain information on an individual licensed to carry a concealed handgun.
It is assumed any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within current resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.