| TO: | Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB734 by Murphy (Relating to enhancing the penalties for certain repeat and habitual misdemeanor offenders.), As Introduced |
The bill would require a defendant to be punished by a fine of not more than $4,000 and not less than $2,000, confinement in jail for not more than one year or less than 180 days, or both, if it is shown on the trial that the defendant had been previously convicted two or more times of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or any degree of felony.
The bill would require increased punishments for certain offenders, which would lead to increases in fines and increases in time spent in county jails.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson County Adult Probation, the Wharton County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and the Bexar County Community Supervision and Corrections Department reported no significant fiscal impact associated with the bill.
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| LBB Staff: | UP, ESi, SD, KKR
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