LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION February 25, 2013 TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee On Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB529 by Ellis (Relating to the creation of the offense of installation, transfer, use, or possession of an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware.), As Introduced No significant cost to state corrections agencies is anticipated. Potential revenue gains from the bill cannot be estimated. The bill would make it a state jail felony for a person to knowingly sell, purchase, install, transfer, use, or possess an automated sales suppression device. The bill would make property used to commit the offense, proceeds gained from the offense, and property aquired with proceeds of the offense subject to forfeiture. Expanding the list of offenses for which a penalty applies is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties or of the state due to longer terms of probation or longer terms of confinement in county jails or state jail. 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. Potential revenue gains from fines, fees and forfeitures cannot be determined. The establishment of criminal penalties could have an undetermined positive impact on sales tax collection. Local Government Impact The establishment of criminal penalties could have an undetermined positive impact on local sales tax collection. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: UP, RB, JI, RS
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
February 25, 2013
TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee On Business & Commerce FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB529 by Ellis (Relating to the creation of the offense of installation, transfer, use, or possession of an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee On Business & Commerce
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB529 by Ellis (Relating to the creation of the offense of installation, transfer, use, or possession of an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware.), As Introduced
Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee On Business & Commerce
Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee On Business & Commerce
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB529 by Ellis (Relating to the creation of the offense of installation, transfer, use, or possession of an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware.), As Introduced
SB529 by Ellis (Relating to the creation of the offense of installation, transfer, use, or possession of an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware.), As Introduced
No significant cost to state corrections agencies is anticipated. Potential revenue gains from the bill cannot be estimated.
No significant cost to state corrections agencies is anticipated. Potential revenue gains from the bill cannot be estimated.
The bill would make it a state jail felony for a person to knowingly sell, purchase, install, transfer, use, or possess an automated sales suppression device. The bill would make property used to commit the offense, proceeds gained from the offense, and property aquired with proceeds of the offense subject to forfeiture. Expanding the list of offenses for which a penalty applies is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties or of the state due to longer terms of probation or longer terms of confinement in county jails or state jail. 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. Potential revenue gains from fines, fees and forfeitures cannot be determined. The establishment of criminal penalties could have an undetermined positive impact on sales tax collection.
The bill would make it a state jail felony for a person to knowingly sell, purchase, install, transfer, use, or possess an automated sales suppression device. The bill would make property used to commit the offense, proceeds gained from the offense, and property aquired with proceeds of the offense subject to forfeiture.
Expanding the list of offenses for which a penalty applies is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties or of the state due to longer terms of probation or longer terms of confinement in county jails or state jail. 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.
Potential revenue gains from fines, fees and forfeitures cannot be determined. The establishment of criminal penalties could have an undetermined positive impact on sales tax collection.
Local Government Impact
The establishment of criminal penalties could have an undetermined positive impact on local sales tax collection.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff: UP, RB, JI, RS
UP, RB, JI, RS