Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3365 by White (Relating to a warden or certain facility employees providing information or a recommendation to a parole panel regarding an inmate eligible for parole.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Government Code, Chapter 508, to require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to implement a policy that would permit a warden or other senior employee to provide a parole panel information on an offender's behavior and progress while incarcerated, and to permit the warden or employee to make a recommendation regarding the offender's release. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles anticipate no significant fiscal impact from the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles