LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 4, 2005

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB91 by Hinojosa (Relating to the punishment imposed on certain defendants charged with the offense of assault.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to defining the punishment imposed on certain defendants charged with the offense of assault. 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.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JOB, BT, KJG