TO: | Honorable Terry Keel, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2656 by Farabee (Relating to a costs on conviction for indigent defense.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2004 | $0 |
2005 | $0 |
2006 | $0 |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromFAIR DEFENSE 5073 |
---|---|
2004 | $7,213,090 |
2005 | $7,213,090 |
2006 | $7,213,090 |
2007 | $7,213,090 |
2008 | $7,213,090 |
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 102 to impose a $50 court cost on the conviction of felonies and Class A and B misdemeanors. Counties would remit the revenue quarterly, after retaining a 10 percent timely remittance fee, to the Comptroller for deposit into General Revenue Dedicated Account 5073—Fair Defense.
Because the bill would create a dedicated revenue source in the General Revenue Fund, the dedicated revenue would be subject to funds consolidation review by the current Legislature. The bill would take effect immediately if the bill receives the vote of two-thirds the members of each house. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2003.
According to the Office of Court Administration, there were 457,974 felony and misdemeanor convictions and deferred adjudications in fiscal year 2002 that would have triggered the assessment of court costs. Assuming 35% of the total amount would be collected, the total revenue generated each year from this new fee would be $8,014,545. Of this amount, the state would receive 90%, or $7,213,090 per year.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
|
LBB Staff: | JK, WP, WK, VDS, TB, KG
|