LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 9, 2007

TO:
Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3958 by Castro (Relating to a central database containing information about certain offenders who have committed offenses involving family or dating violence.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3958, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008 $0
2009 $0
2010 $0
2011 $0
2012 $0




Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from
STATE HIGHWAY FUND
6
2008 ($250,250)
2009 $0
2010 $0
2011 $0
2012 $0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Government Code relating to a central database containing information about certain offenders who have committed offenses involving family or dating violence.
The bill would add Government Code, Section 411.1355, Central Database of Offenders Who Have Committed Offenses Involving Family Violence, which states that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) shall maintain a computerized database containing information on persons who have been convicted three or more times (or received deferred adjudication) for an offense involving family violence. The database is designated as public information except for the person's social security number, driver license number, and telephone number or any information that would identify the victim of the offense. The database must contain, to the extent the information is available to DPS, the person's (offender's) full name, aliases, date of birth, last known address, physical description, a recent photograph, a list of offenses for which the person was convicted, and the custodial disposition of the person. The bill states the database is required to be implemented no later than January 1, 2008.

The bill would take effect immediately if two-thirds of the House of Representatives and Senate members vote to enact the legislation.  If it does not receive the vote necessary for immediate impact, the bill would take effect on September 1, 2007.


Methodology

The technology costs estimated to comply with the development of a central database containing information about offenses involving family or dating violense includes a one-time cost of $250,250 (1,925 hours x $130 per hour) in State Highway Funds in fiscal year 2008 for computer program changes to allow DPS to filter records where family violence was reported by the court clerks on a conviction.


Technology

The technology costs estimated to comply with the development of a central database containing information about offenses involving family or dating violense includes a one-time cost of $250,250 (1,925 hours x $130 per hour) in State Highway Funds in fiscal year 2008 for computer program changes to allow DPS to filter records where family violence was reported by the court clerks on a conviction.


Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff:
JOB, ES, GG, LG, KJG