Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB156 by Moody (Relating to hearings by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would change rules relating 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.
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