Honorable Terry Keel, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1859 by Uresti (Relating to a court's continuing jurisdiction to handle the disposition of a felony case.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by allowing a court to withdraw an adjudication of guilt and place a defendant on deferred adjudication community supervision within the first 180 days of a sentence requiring imprisonment in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The bill would further allow a court to withdraw an adjudication of guilt and place a defendant on deferred adjudication community supervision after 75 days but prior to the first 180 days of a sentence requiring imprisonment in a state boot camp program. Currently, courts are allowed to suspend the execution of a sentence and place a defendant on community supervision but not deferred adjudication. 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.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.