LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 30, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB225  by Wise (Relating to the prosecution and
               punishment of offenses related to prostitution.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would
amend the Penal Code by enhancing the punishment for the offense of
promotion of prostitution from a Class A misdemeanor to a felony of the
third degree if the prostitute is a person younger than 18 years of age.
The bill would also create the offense of parental responsibility which
would be punishable as a felony of the third degree.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG