Texas 2025 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1596 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 03/12/2025

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             March 12, 2025       TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1596 by Hagenbuch (Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would exclude short-barrel firearms from the applicability of the felony offense of intentionally or knowingly possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a prohibited weapon.It is assumed that any fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.  Local Government ImpactIt is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.  Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, WP, DGI, MGol

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 12, 2025

 

 

  TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1596 by Hagenbuch (Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1596 by Hagenbuch (Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.), As Introduced

 Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs

 Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 SB1596 by Hagenbuch (Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.), As Introduced 

 SB1596 by Hagenbuch (Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.), As Introduced 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would exclude short-barrel firearms from the applicability of the felony offense of intentionally or knowingly possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a prohibited weapon.It is assumed that any fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.

 Local Government Impact

It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, WP, DGI, MGol

JMc, WP, DGI, MGol