LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 28, 2011

TO:	Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1103 by Lucio III (Relating to conditions of community supervision for persons convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animal cruelty.), Conference Committee Report

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorized a judge that grants community supervision to a person convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty to require the person to attend a responsible pet owner course according to guidelines in the bill. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 409 Commission on Jail Standards, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles

LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, GG, KKR, AI