| TO: | 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; creating a criminal offense.), As Introduced |
The provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions are the subject of this analysis. The bill would amend the Government Code to create a new state jail felony offense. Under the provisions of the bill, certain persons who disclose certain information regarding concealed handgun license holders to a federal criminal justice agency would be subject to prosecution for a state jail felony.
A state jail felony is punishable by confinement in a state jail for 180 days to two years and an optional fine not to exceed $10,000. Creating an offense is expected to increase correctional supervision and/or incarceration populations and thereby increase demands on county and/or state correctional resources. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill would not significantly impact state correctional populations, programs, or workloads.
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| LBB Staff: | UP, ESi, LM
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