Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB153 by Huffman (Relating to the authority of a judge to suspend the imposition of a sentence and place a defendant on community supervision.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to prohibit a judge from suspending a jury-imposed sentence of confinement to place a defendant on community supervision if the jury did not recommend community supervision, where a defendant elects to have the jury assess the sentence. For this analysis it is assumed the bill 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.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2011 and apply only to sentences imposed in a criminal trial that commences on or after the effective date of the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.