Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1870 by Perry (relating to municipal and county enforcement of drug and consumable
hemp product laws; providing civil penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would prohibit certain entities in the Local Government Code from adopting or enforcing policies or laws that limit the enforcement of state laws relating to drugs or consumable hemp products, or placing them on a ballot for an election. The Office of the Attorney General would be authorized to collect civil penalties for violations of the bill.
It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
It is also assumed any revenue generated from civil penalties would have no significant fiscal impact to the state.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts