LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


March 6, 2021

TO:	Honorable Nicole Collier, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	HB295 by Murr (Relating to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Texas Indigent Defense Commission to assist counties in improving their provision of indigent defense services, including indigent defense support services. The bill would also expand the entities eligible to receive grants from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for improving a county's provision of indigent defense services.

According to the Office of Court Administration, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be covered within existing resources and no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.