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: SB1421 by West, Royce (Relating to certain court costs
imposed on a person convicted of an offense.), As
Engrossed
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB1421, As Engrossed: positive impact of $0 through the biennium *
* ending August 31, 2003. *
* *
* The bill would provide the legal basis for increased revenue into *
* the Center for the Study and Prevention of Juvenile Crime and *
* Delinquency Account and into the new Correctional Management *
* Institute of Texas and Criminal Justice Center account in the *
* General Revenue Fund. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) *
* Year from Center for Study and from New General Revenue *
* Prevention of Juvenile Crime Dedicated - Correctional *
* and Delinquency/ GR Dedicated Management Institute of Texas *
* 5029 and Criminal Justice Center *
* Account *
* 2002 $1,387,000 $2,774,000 *
* 2003 1,534,000 3,068,000 *
* 2004 1,534,000 3,068,000 *
* 2005 1,534,000 3,068,000 *
* 2006 1,534,000 3,068,000 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend Article 102.075(m) of the Code of Criminal Procedure
to increase the Center for the Study and Prevention of Juvenile Crime
and Delinquency Account fee from the current 25 cents to 50 cents. The
bill would amend Article 102.075 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by
adding a new 50 cent fee for a new Correctional Management Institute of
Texas and Criminal Justice Center account.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2001 and apply to conviction of
offenses committed on or after that date.
Methodology
Estimates of the increased revenues from the proposed court costs
increases were based on data from the 2002-03 Biennial Revenue Estimate.
In that document, the Comptroller estimates that the current 25 cent
court cost for the Juvenile Crime fee will generate $1,387,000 for the
state in fiscal year 2002 and $1,534,000 in fiscal year 2003. This
estimate assumes that the 25 cent increase will simply double that
amount. Likewise this estimate assumes that a new 50 cent fee will
double the amount of revenue that the current 25 cent Juvenile Crime fee
generates.
Local Government Impact
There would be an approximate revenue increase to local governments of
$348,000 in state fiscal year 2002 and $510,000 in state fiscal year
2003, which represents increased revenue from the 10 percent
administrative fee collected by counties on consolidated court costs.
The estimated revenue would be offset by any costs incurred by cities
and counties for making changes locally to administer the increased
Juvenile Crime fee and new Correctional Management Institute fee.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, JC, TB