Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1847 by Hegar (Relating to the provision of services to a wrongfully imprisoned person who is discharged from a correctional facility.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code by requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to provide reentry and reintegration services for a wrongfully imprisoned person. The bill would include a person who has served wholly or partly a sentence in a facility operated by or under contract with TDCJ and has received a pardon for innocence for the crime for which the person was sentenced or otherwise been granted relief because of being innocent of the crime. The bill would allow for the executive director of TDCJ to adopt rules as necessary to implement provisions of the bill, as well as to direct the director of the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments to take necessary steps to implement the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.