LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 11, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Criminal Justice
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1499  by Uresti (Relating to conditions imposed by a
               judge on a defendant placed on deferred adjudication
               community supervision.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by setting a maximum
term of confinement of 30 days for a defendant placed on deferred
adjudication community supervision.
  
Local Government Impact
  
The 30 day maximum term of confinement required by the bill is shorter
than the range of confinement currently available for defendants placed
on deferred adjudication community supervision.  The bill could decrease
the demand for county jail space and result in savings for local
government.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG