Honorable Dade Phelan, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2996 by Guillen (Relating to definitions for purposes of gambling criminal offenses and the prosecution of gambling criminal offenses.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would define and clarify certain terms relating to the offense of gambling and would amend the affirmative defense to the prosecution of the Class A misdemeanor offense of keeping a gambling place to become a simple defense.
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