LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 13, 2011

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3346 by Burnam (Relating to certain information available to the public on a central database containing information about sex offenders.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to exclude any information related to an employer’s name, employer’s address, and employer’s telephone number from the information published on the public sex offender registry.  It is anticipated that the additional costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within the existing resources of the Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registration Bureau. 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

LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, GG, DH