Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Border Security
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB2200 by Birdwell (relating to a prohibition on the operation or movement of certain
overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials under certain
circumstances; creating a criminal offense.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would create a second degree felony offense applicable when a person operates or moves an overweight vehicle transporting hazardous materials on a public highway without an authorizing permit or when the permit does not include the public highway in its designated route.
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, 405 Department of Public Safety