LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 23, 2013

TO:	Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1790 by Longoria (Relating to certain procedures for defendants who successfully complete a period of state jail felony community supervision.), As Passed 2nd House

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure as it relates to certain procedures for defendants who successfully complete a period of state jail felony community supervision. The bill specifies procedures for judicial modification of conviction records to reflect a Class A misdemeanor conviction rather than a state jail felony conviction in certain instances.

 

It is assumed that implementing the bill's provisions would not significantly impact state correctional agency resources. This analysis assumes district courts should be able to absorb any additional workload with existing resources and does not anticipate any significant fiscal impact on the court system resulting from the bill. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2013, and only applies to offenses committed on or after that date.

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:

UP, ESi, AM, TB, GG, JGA