TO: | Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB727 by Staples (Relating to compensating counties for the cost of appointing attorneys to represent death row inmates in habeas corpus proceedings.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2004 | ($202,975) |
2005 | ($202,975) |
2006 | ($202,975) |
2007 | ($202,975) |
2008 | ($202,975) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
---|---|
2004 | ($202,975) |
2005 | ($202,975) |
2006 | ($202,975) |
2007 | ($202,975) |
2008 | ($202,975) |
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the representation of applicants for writs of habeas corpus involving the death penalty. The bill would raise the cap on compensation for counsel in death penalty habeas corpus cases from $25,000 to $50,000.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2003 only if the comptroller certifies on or before that date that at least $2 million is appropriated by the General Appropriations Act, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, for the fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2005, to the court of criminal appeals for the purpose of providing compensation and expenses to counsel in death penalty habeas corpus cases.
In fiscal year 2002, the state paid a total of $202,975 for death penalty counsel payments. This estimate assumes doubling the current cap would double the current costs in the amount of $202,975 per fiscal year. This estimate does not include the $2 million contingent appropriation to the Court of Criminal Appeals in Section 2 of the bill.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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LBB Staff: | JK, WK, VDS, TB
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