| TO: | Honorable Jim McReynolds, Chair, House Committee on Corrections |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB4058 by McReynolds (Relating to creating an offense for persons imprisoned or confined in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to use the mail to harm or threaten to harm certain other persons. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Penal Code to create unlawful use of mail by persons in certain correctional facilities. Under the provisions of the bill, intentionally or knowingly using the United States mail to harm or threaten to harm another would be punishable as a third degree felony or second degree felony depending on the circumstances.
For this analysis it is assumed the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, GG, TMP, LM
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