LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 28, 2011 TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1098 by Huffman (Relating to prohibited practices regarding unauthorized recordings.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Business and Commerce Code related to prohibited practices around unauthorized recordings. The bill would (1) expand the list of devices used to make unauthorized recordings, (2) establish minimum fines for offenders, (3) require that the offender make restitution to the owner or lawful producer of a master recording that has suffered financial loss as a result of the offense or to the trade association that represents the owner. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2011 and apply to offenses committed on or after that date. For this analysis, it is assumed that the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies. Local Government Impact The bill would amend Business and Commerce Code to impose minimum fines for offenses involving the possession of improperly labeled recordings, and require a convicted offender to pay restitution to a lawful producer that has suffered financial loss from the offense. Fiscal impact would vary by number of convictions but is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council LBB Staff: JOB, JT, GG, LM, JWA, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 28, 2011
TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1098 by Huffman (Relating to prohibited practices regarding unauthorized recordings.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1098 by Huffman (Relating to prohibited practices regarding unauthorized recordings.), As Introduced
Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1098 by Huffman (Relating to prohibited practices regarding unauthorized recordings.), As Introduced
SB1098 by Huffman (Relating to prohibited practices regarding unauthorized recordings.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Business and Commerce Code related to prohibited practices around unauthorized recordings. The bill would (1) expand the list of devices used to make unauthorized recordings, (2) establish minimum fines for offenders, (3) require that the offender make restitution to the owner or lawful producer of a master recording that has suffered financial loss as a result of the offense or to the trade association that represents the owner. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2011 and apply to offenses committed on or after that date. For this analysis, it is assumed that the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.
Local Government Impact
The bill would amend Business and Commerce Code to impose minimum fines for offenses involving the possession of improperly labeled recordings, and require a convicted offender to pay restitution to a lawful producer that has suffered financial loss from the offense. Fiscal impact would vary by number of convictions but is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
LBB Staff: JOB, JT, GG, LM, JWA, KKR
JOB, JT, GG, LM, JWA, KKR