LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


May 18, 2023

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	HB2620 by Geren (Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to compensation to a county for certain costs of confinement.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to take custody of any person awaiting transfer to the department not later than the 45th day following the date on which all required documents have been received by the department. Should the department not take custody within that timeframe, they would be required to compensate the county jail for the cost of confinement.

According to TDCJ, any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JMc, DDel, KFB, CSh, LBO