LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 15, 2023

TO:
Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1308 by Hancock (relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over an airport or military installation; creating a criminal offense.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would create a Class B misdemeanor offense for certain instances of operating an unmanned aircraft over an airport or military installation and would increase the penalty to a Class A misdemeanor in the case of a previous conviction. 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
LBB Staff:
JMc, SMAT, LBO, MGol, AF