LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 1, 2003

TO:	Honorable Terry Keel, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1043 by Dukes (Relating to the punishment for certain defendants convicted of indecency with a child.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Penal Code by including in the penalties for repeat and habitual felony offenders provision, the offenses of indecency with a child and sexual assault.  Persons convicted of an offense for indecency with a child and sexual assault with the requisite prior convictions would be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for life.  

 

Under current law and policy, and under the proposed bill, the average time served in prison by persons likely to be affected by the provisions of this bill is greater than five years.  Therefore, no additional impacts on demands on the adult corrections agencies are anticipated during the first five years following passage of this bill. 

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	696 Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff:	JK, WK, GG