| TO: | Honorable Terry Keel, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1592 by Nixon (Relating to the establishment of the offense of performing a medical procedure while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Penal Code by creating the offense of performing a medical procedure while intoxicated, which would be punishable as a state jail felony.
A state jail felony is punishable by confinement in a state jail for any term of not more than two years or less than 180 days, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.
For this analysis it is assumed that the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.
| Source Agencies: | 503 Board Of Medical Examiners, 696 Department Of Criminal Justice
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| LBB Staff: | JK, GG
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