LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


April 6, 2021

TO:	Honorable Andrew S. Murr, Chair, House Committee on Corrections

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	HB841 by Moody (Relating to hearings by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code as it relates to certain clemency hearings conducted by the Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP). According to BPP and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the costs associated with the bill's provisions could be absorbed using existing resources.

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:

696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles

LBB Staff:

JMc, DKN, KFB, KVEL