LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2017 TO: Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB980 by Wray (Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a handgun for county jailers.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to allow an applicant for an original or renewal handgun license who is a county jailer to pay a reduced license fee of $25. The Department of Public Safety has indicated that while the agency does not collect data on the number of concealed handgun license holders who are jailers, the change in fee is not anticipated to have a significant revenue impact.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact The reduced fee could spare some degree of expense either for county jailers or their employers. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, FR, AG, AI, JAW, KVe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2017
TO: Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB980 by Wray (Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a handgun for county jailers.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB980 by Wray (Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a handgun for county jailers.), As Introduced
Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB980 by Wray (Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a handgun for county jailers.), As Introduced
HB980 by Wray (Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a handgun for county jailers.), 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 Government Code to allow an applicant for an original or renewal handgun license who is a county jailer to pay a reduced license fee of $25. The Department of Public Safety has indicated that while the agency does not collect data on the number of concealed handgun license holders who are jailers, the change in fee is not anticipated to have a significant revenue impact.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
The reduced fee could spare some degree of expense either for county jailers or their employers.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
405 Department of Public Safety, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: UP, FR, AG, AI, JAW, KVe
UP, FR, AG, AI, JAW, KVe