LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 30, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Criminal Justice
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1701  by Staples (Relating to the use of previous
               convictions in the punishment of certain repeat and
               habitual felony offenders.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would amend the repeat and habitual felony offenders provision
of the Penal Code by including offenses under the laws of another state,
or an offense under a law of this state for which the Penal Code section
number has changed.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG