LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 7, 2009 TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1165 by Carona (Relating to the use of certain vehicles for law enforcement purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would add certain vehicles to the definition of an authorized emergency vehicle under Section 541.201, Transportation Code. The bill specifies that if a vehicle is used for law enforcement purposes it must bear the insignia of a law enforcement agency, regardless of whether the vehicle displays an emergency light. Current statute only requires the vehicle to "be appropriately marked as an official police vehicle." According to the Department of Public Safety, the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the agency. Local Government Impact If a law enforcement agency currently uses vehicles that are marked, but that do not bear the agency's insignia, and if the agency wanted to continue use of that vehicle for law enforcement activities, the agency would incur the cost of obtaining an insignia for the vehicle. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, DB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 7, 2009
TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1165 by Carona (Relating to the use of certain vehicles for law enforcement purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1165 by Carona (Relating to the use of certain vehicles for law enforcement purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1165 by Carona (Relating to the use of certain vehicles for law enforcement purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1165 by Carona (Relating to the use of certain vehicles for law enforcement purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would add certain vehicles to the definition of an authorized emergency vehicle under Section 541.201, Transportation Code. The bill specifies that if a vehicle is used for law enforcement purposes it must bear the insignia of a law enforcement agency, regardless of whether the vehicle displays an emergency light. Current statute only requires the vehicle to "be appropriately marked as an official police vehicle." According to the Department of Public Safety, the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the agency.
The bill would add certain vehicles to the definition of an authorized emergency vehicle under Section 541.201, Transportation Code. The bill specifies that if a vehicle is used for law enforcement purposes it must bear the insignia of a law enforcement agency, regardless of whether the vehicle displays an emergency light. Current statute only requires the vehicle to "be appropriately marked as an official police vehicle."
According to the Department of Public Safety, the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the agency.
Local Government Impact
If a law enforcement agency currently uses vehicles that are marked, but that do not bear the agency's insignia, and if the agency wanted to continue use of that vehicle for law enforcement activities, the agency would incur the cost of obtaining an insignia for the vehicle. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
If a law enforcement agency currently uses vehicles that are marked, but that do not bear the agency's insignia, and if the agency wanted to continue use of that vehicle for law enforcement activities, the agency would incur the cost of obtaining an insignia for the vehicle.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety
405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, DB
JOB, KJG, DB