LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

Revision 1

April 29, 2011

TO:	Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3477 by Carter (Relating to the suspension of a person ’s driver ’s license or permit on conviction of a fifth offense relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Transportation Code to suspend a person’s driver’s license for 10 years  or deny the issuance of a driver’s license for 10 years if the person has previously been convicted four or more times of certain intoxication offenses. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. No significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, GG, TB