LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 22, 2021

TO:	Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2168 by Krause (relating to the repeal of a criminal offense for certain charitable raffle ticket sales by professional sports team charitable foundations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Occupations Code as it relates to the sale of charitable raffle tickets. The bill would remove the definition of a debit card and would repeal the criminal penalties associated with accepting forms of payment other than U.S. currency or debit card for these raffles after the bill's effective date.

The Texas Lottery Commission does not have oversight over charitable raffles so the agency does not anticipate impacts from this bill. It is assumed that if any costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to ticket sales for charitable raffles occurred, they could be absorbed using existing resources. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 362 Texas Lottery Commission

LBB Staff:

JMc, SMAT, EJ, SZ, MB