| TO: | Honorable Ray Allen, Chair, House Committee on Corrections |
| FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB274 by Keel (Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by persons in certain correctional facilities.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Penal Code by further specifying substances that are used in the offense of harassment by persons in certain correctional facilities. The offense of harassment by persons in certain correctional facilities is punishable as a felony of the third degree.
A third degree felony is punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.
No significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies is anticipated from this bill.
| Source Agencies: | 696 Department of Criminal Justice
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| LBB Staff: | JK, GG
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