Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1529 by Miller, Sid (Relating to the offense of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to the offense of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information. Under the provisions of the bill, certain subsections defining identifying information would be separated into multiple subsections. Punishment under current statute and the provisions of the bill would be the same and would be based on the number of items obtained, possessed, or transferred.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2011 and apply only to an offense committed on or after that date.
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.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.