| TO: | Honorable Aaron Pena, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1610 by Madden (Relating to the requirement that a judge release on community supervision certain defendants convicted of certain state jail felonies.), As Introduced |
This bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow a judge to release on community supervision low-level drug offenders whose punishment for a previous felony conviction was reduced to the confinement permissable for a Class A Misdemeanor.
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 from any provisions of this bill that authorize or require a change in the sanctions applicable to adults convicted of felony crimes.
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, GG, LM
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