Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB666 by Kolkhorst (Relating to signs required to be posted in the restrooms of sexually oriented businesses; providing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Business and Commerce Code to require a sexually oriented business to post in each toilet stall a sign directing a victim of human trafficking to contact the National Human Trafficking Resource Center. The bill provides for the Office of the Attorney General to create the rules for design and content of the sign.
The Office of the Attorney General anticipates any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2017, except for the provision of the bill which would create a criminal penalty, which would take effect March 1, 2019.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.