LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 13, 2003

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB515 by Hinojosa (Relating to reqiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving controlled substances. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure concerning the testimony of a person who is acting covertly on behalf of a law enforcement agency.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

211 Court of Criminal Appeals, 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JK, WK, VDS, AB