Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB566 by Christian (Relating to the murder of certain individuals protected under a court order as a capital offense.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Penal Code making the murder of certain individuals protected under a court order a capital offense.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2011 and apply to offenses committed on or after that date.
Expanding the list of behaviors for which a penalty is applied for any criminal offense is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties and or of the State due to longer terms of probation, or, longer terms of confinement in county jails or prison. However, in the case of this bill, 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.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council