Honorable Charlie Geren, Chair, House Committee on House Administration
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3628 by Geren (relating to the adoption by the Department of Public Safety of rules governing the use of unmanned aircraft in the Capitol Complex; creating a criminal offense.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to provide the director of the Department of Public Safety with the discretion to prohibit or authorize the use of unmanned aircraft in the Capitol Complex. It is assumed any costs associated with implementing the bill could be absorbed within current resources.
Local Government Impact
A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both. Costs associated with enforcement, prosecution, and confinement could likely be absorbed with existing resources. Revenue from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal impact.