LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 22, 2021 TO: Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB4346 by Leman (Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm by certain persons during the use of an easement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Property Code to provide that an instrument granting an access easement or appurtenant easement may not restrict or prohibit an easement holder or easement holder's guest from possessing, carrying, or transporting a firearm while using the easement for the easement's purposes.The bill would prevent the owner of a servient estate from enforcing a restrictive covenant in an instrument granting an easement on the servient estate that restricts or prohibits the easement holder or easement holder's guest from possessing, carrying, or transporting a firearm while using the easement for the easement's purpose.Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill.This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources. Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DKN, BH
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 22, 2021
TO: Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB4346 by Leman (Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm by certain persons during the use of an easement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB4346 by Leman (Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm by certain persons during the use of an easement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB4346 by Leman (Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm by certain persons during the use of an easement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB4346 by Leman (Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm by certain persons during the use of an easement.), 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 amend the Property Code to provide that an instrument granting an access easement or appurtenant easement may not restrict or prohibit an easement holder or easement holder's guest from possessing, carrying, or transporting a firearm while using the easement for the easement's purposes.The bill would prevent the owner of a servient estate from enforcing a restrictive covenant in an instrument granting an easement on the servient estate that restricts or prohibits the easement holder or easement holder's guest from possessing, carrying, or transporting a firearm while using the easement for the easement's purpose.Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill.This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin
212 Office of Court Admin
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DKN, BH
JMc, DKN, BH