LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 27, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1028  by Wilson (Relating to the penalty for the
               possession of marihuana.), Committee Report 1st House,
               Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code by reducing the
punishment of the offense of possession of marihuana from a Class B
misdemeanor to a Class C misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana
possessed is two ounces or less.  The bill would also require as a
condition of community supervision that offenders with three or more
convictions within a two-year period attend education programs specified
by a judge or a corrections department officer.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG