Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB2 by Hughes (Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would expand the conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting and increase the criminal penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to either a state jail felony for attempted illegal voting or second degree felony for illegal voting. It is assumed that any fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 696 Department of Criminal Justice