FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 27, 2026
Time Requested: 09:27 AM |
| Agency: |
State Police, WV |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 4312 |
Introduced |
SB1071 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Public Safety |
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FUND(S):
Public Defense Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Creates New Revenue, Creates New Expense, Creates New Fund:
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
Summarize in a clear and concise manner what impact this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
Senate Bill 1071 establishes the Public Defense and Provisioning Act and creates the State Office of Public Defense, which would be responsible for the procurement and sale of machine guns to qualified members of the public. The bill is estimated to result in expenditures of at least $813,400 in the first year and approximately $7,000 annually thereafter. Any remaining balance in the Public Defense Fund at the end of the State fiscal year would revert to the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2026
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2027
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
813,400 |
7,000 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
8,400 |
7,000 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
805,000 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.
The estimated costs include $50,000 per Troop Headquarters for construction of an armory/vault; $1,200 per Troop Headquarters for one trooper to obtain a Federal Firearms License, with an annual renewal cost of $1,000; and approximately $65,000 per Troop Headquarters for installation of a security system.
Additional costs cannot be quantified at this time due to the unknown number of transactions and total sales volume. These costs include credit card processing equipment for the seven troop headquarters locations, estimated at approximately $2 per transaction plus 3 percent of total dollar sales.
Revenue is projected to be derived from a required $250 surcharge on each machine gun sold, plus an optional surcharge of up to $50 per unit, for a maximum total surcharge of $300 per machine gun. Because the number of units that may be sold is unknown, revenue is indeterminate. However, assuming the maximum $300 surcharge is applied, approximately 2,712 machine guns would need to be sold in year one to fully offset first-year administration costs.
Memorandum
Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Connie E Gundy, Comptroller
Email Address: connie.e.gundy@wvsp.gov