The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Occupations Code by making offenses that involve intentional fraud punishable as felony offenses.  An offense involving intentional fraud is punishable as a felony punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division for: a) a term of not more than 10 years or less than two years if the offense resulted in a monetary loss of less than $10,000 or did not result in a monetary loss; b) a term of not more than 20 years or less than two years if the offense resulted in a monetary loss of at least $10,000 but less than $100,000; and c) a term of not more than 99 years or less than five years if the offense resulted in a monetary loss of at least $100,000. 

Increasing the penalty for any criminal offense is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties or of the State due to longer terms of probation, or, longer terms of confinement in county jails or prison. When an offense is changed from a misdemeanor to a felony, there is a transfer of the burden of confinement of convicted offenders from the counties to the State. In the case of this bill, the increased workload and demand for resources would probably not be substantial.