Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB717 by Riddle (Relating to the eligibility of certain sex offenders for parole.), As Introduced
The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Government Code relating to the requirement of an extraordinary vote for parole release of offenders convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children.Under current law and policy, and under the proposed bill, the average time served in prison by persons likely to be affected by the provisions of this bill is greater than five years. Therefore, no additional impact on demands on the adult corrections agencies are anticipated during the first five years following passage of the bill.