LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 11, 2011

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1158 by West (Relating to restrictions on the disclosure of certain criminal history records and to the duty of law enforcement agencies regarding records associated with certain defendants.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Sections 411.081 (d) and (e) of the Government Code by expanding the group of persons who could qualify to petition the court for an order of nondisclosure.  The proposed amendments would make eligible persons who have been convicted and placed on community supervision for an order of nondisclosure upon successful completion of community supervision requirements.  Current law allows only persons who are placed on deferred adjudication community supervision to qualify.  As the reporting process is automated there may be an increase to the number of non-disclosures received. This analysis assumes the agencies affected by this bill could implement the provisions of the bill within existing appropriations.

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, YD, TB, KKR