| TO: | Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB371 by Hochberg (Relating to prohibiting deferred adjudication community supervision for certain defendants convicted of murder. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by making certain defendants charged with the offense of murder ineligible for deferred adjudication community supervision. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011 and apply only to an offense committed on or after the effective date.
According to data provided by the Criminal Justice Assistance Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, less than 10 persons in fiscal year 2010 were placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the offense of murder. Therefore, it is assumed the bill would not significantly affect the operations of state or local government.
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, ESi, GG, LM, ADM
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