LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 20, 2021

TO:
Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2517 by Meza (Relating to suicide prevention in municipal jails.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to suicide prevention in municipal jails could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Municipal League, no significant fiscal impact to municipalities is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
302 Office of the Attorney General, 409 Commission on Jail Standards
LBB Staff:
JMc, AF, CMA, DPE