LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 27, 2011

TO:	Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2662 by Hochberg (Relating to child abduction.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the definition of “missing child” in the Code of Criminal Procedure to indicate a child is not missing if the child is taken or retained without the permission of the legal custodian, if the taking is prompted by the commission or attempted commission of family violence against the child or actor. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Family and Protective Services anticipate no significant fiscal impact to the state.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, GG