| TO: | Honorable Sid Miller, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB100 by Martinez Fischer (Relating to a central database containing information about certain offenders who have committed offenses involving family or dating violence.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Government Code relating to a central database containing information about certain offenders who have committed offenses involving family or dating violence. The bill would add Government Code, Section 411.1355, Central Database of Offenders Who Have Committed Offenses Involving Family Violence, which states that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) shall maintain a computerized database containing information on persons who have been convicted three or more times for an offense involving family violence. The database is designated as public information except for the person's social security number, driver license number, and
telephone number or any information that would identify the victim of the offense. The database must contain, to the extent the information is available to DPS, the person's (offender's) full name, aliases, date of birth, last known address, physical description, a recent photograph, a list of offenses for which the person was convicted, and the custodial disposition of the person. The bill also states process and procedures to petition and allow removal of a person's name from the database. The bill states the database is required to be implemented no later than January 1, 2012 and may include information only on persons convicted of at least one offense committed on or after the effective date of this act. The bill would take effect immediately if two-thirds of the House of Representatives and Senate members vote to enact the legislation. If it does not receive the vote necessary for immediate impact, the bill would take effect on September 1, 2011. This analysis assumes DPS could implement the provisions of the bill within existing appropriations.
| Source Agencies: | 405 Department of Public Safety
|
| LBB Staff: | JOB, ESi, GG
|