Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, House Committee on Community Safety, Select
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2960 by Cain (Relating to the applicability of a defense to prosecution for an offense relating to carrying a handgun in certain prohibited locations and to repealing associated notice requirements.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would repeal a provision allowing a person to provide notice that firearms and other weapons are prohibited on a property. The bill would repeal an exception to a defense to prosecution for the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places if such a sign was posted or if the actor knew that carrying a firearm or other weapon on the property was prohibited.
It is assumed that any fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts