FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
General
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
This measure would prohibit WVABCA licensees from using self-scanning cash registers for beer sales and wine sales but not liquor sales.
No likely impact on costs of the state.
The prohibition on self-sacnners could be an inconvenience to consumers.
The revenue impact could be none, low or high but it is difficult to quantify without data on the current usage of self-scanners for beer and wine sales and on consumer usage fo the self-scanners.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2014
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2015
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
This measure would prohibit WVABCA licensees from using self-scanning cash registers for beer sales and wine sales but not liquor sales.
No likely impact on costs of the state.
The prohibition on self-sacnners could be an inconvenience to consumers.
The revenue impact could be none, low or high but it is difficult to quantify without data on the current usage of self-scanners for beer and wine sales and on consumer usage fo the self-scanners.
Memorandum
The bill sets forth an administrative violation for self-scan beer sales and sets forth a criminal violation for self-scan beer and wine sales.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Anoop Bhasin, WVABCA General Counsel
Email Address: Anoop.K.Bhasin@wv.gov