LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 19, 2007

TO:	Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1512 by Haggerty (Relating to the reduction or termination of the period of community supervision imposed on a defendant.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure providing that a court could grant early termination at any time for a probationer placed on “regular” community supervision.  The bill further provides that defendants placed on “regular” community supervision for an intoxication offense, an offense for which the person must register as a sex offense, or a state jail felony offense would be eligible for early termination and could be allowed to withdraw their plea of guilt or have the verdict set aside and then have the court dismiss all criminal charges.

 

It is assumed that the bill would not significantly affect the operations of state or local government. 

Local Government Impact

The impact of the provisions of the bill could significantly decrease supervision caseloads depending on the application of the provisions. However, due to the infrequency with which early termination is currently applied, the impact of the bill is not expected to be significant.

Source Agencies:

696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JOB, ES, KJG, GG