Honorable Dade Phelan, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2286 by Oliverson (Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to certain firearm accessories and prohibiting the enforcement of certain federal laws related to certain firearm accessories.), As Introduced
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.
The bill would prohibit any state entity or local government from enforcing federal statutes, rules, regulations, or orders that would regulate a firearm suppressor, if the federal statute, rule, regulation, or order does not exist under the laws of this state. State and local governments would be prohibited from receiving state grant funds if they enforced such a federal regulation. The bill would also create a process by which a citizen could file a complaint with the Office of the Attorney General alleging a violation of the prohibition. The bill would also repeal a state prohibition on the possession, manufacture, transport or sale of firearm silencers.
The Comptroller of Public Accounts indicates that the fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined. The number of offenses or cases of noncompliance with current or prospective law is unknown. The number of entities that would be prohibited from receiving state grants, and any resulting fiscal implications, is unknown.
The Office of the Attorney General is unable to determine how many complaints it may receive under this legislation, but indicates that it would be able to absorb any additional legal work generated by the bill with the current staffing.
Local Government Impact
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration