LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 21, 2011

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB972 by Hinojosa (Relating to the taking of a defendant's bail bond by county jailers.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to include licensed county jailers as officers with the authority to take a bail bond.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

407 Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, 409 Commission on Jail Standards

LBB Staff:

JOB, ESi, TP