LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 7, 2003

TO:	Honorable Joe Driver, Chair, House Committee on Law Enforcement
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB840 by Whitmire (Relating to authority of certain peace officers to make arrests ouside their jurisdictions. ), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by expanding the jurisdiction of peace officers to allow arrests for offenses occurring in their presence regardless of where the offense occurs.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

JK, JO, WK, VDS, AR, KG