TO: | Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1503 by Huffman (Relating to procedures regarding certain criminal defendants who are or may be persons with mental illness or mental retardation.), As Introduced |
The use of telephonic conferencing for some hearings may result in some positive fiscal impact through savings on transportation costs. Also, the provisions which clarify the maximum period of facility commitment may produce some positive fiscal impact. The extent of the positive fiscal impact will vary depending on the number of defendants from a given jurisdiction who are committed.
The additional costs associated with the proposed judicial review of discharge may result in additional workload for the courts; however, the fiscal impact is not expected to be significant.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 537 State Health Services, Department of
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ESi, TB, KKR
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