LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                                May 3, 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.), 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 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 or offense name has changed.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, GG