LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT
 
81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 25, 2009

TO:
Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1482 by Pitts (Relating to the creation of the offense of assault with bodily fluids, the prosecution and punishment of that offense, and the consequences of a conviction for that offense.), As Introduced

The provisions of the bill that are the subject of this analysis are the provisions that authorize or require a change in the sanctions applicable to adults convicted of felony crime.  The bill would amend the Penal Code to create the offense of assault with bodily fluids punishable as a Class A misdemeanor, felony of the third degree, or felony of the second degree depending on the circumstances.  The bill would also amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Education Code, Family Code, Government Code, and Health and Safety Code as it relates to assault with bodily fluids. 

 

It is assumed persons convicted under this statute are currently being charged with other, possibly lesser felony or misdemeanor, offenses and would not result in a significant impact on programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies. 



Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JOB, GG, TMP