Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, House Committee on Community Safety, Select
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4639 by Thimesch (Relating to unlawfully carrying a handgun in a motor vehicle or watercraft.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would expand the conduct constituting unlawful carrying of a handgun in a motor vehicle or watercraft by removing the specification that the motor vehicle or watercraft be owned by the person or under the person's control. It is assumed that 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