LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 13, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Criminal Justice
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB16  by Nelson (Relating to certain issues affecting the
               punishment of the offense of murder.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would amend the Penal Code by reducing the number of conditions
for which the offense of murder is punishable as a felony of the second
degree.  Currently, the offense of murder is punishable as either a
felony of the first degree or a felony of the second degree.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG