LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 8, 2013

TO:	Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2219 by Wu (Relating to the punishment for the offense of attempted murder.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to the punishment for the offense of attempted murder. Under the provisions of the bill, attempted murder would be punishable by a second degree felony with a maximum term of imprisonment for 40 years if the actor caused serious bodily injury to another in the nature of a traumatic injury that results in a persistent vegetative state. Under current statute, preparatory offenses are punished one category lower than the offense attempted making attempted murder punishable as a second degree or third degree felony, depending upon the circumstances. 

 

The bill increases the punishment for attempted murder under certain circumstances.  Increasing the punishment for any criminal offense is expected to increase demands on state correctional agency resources due to longer terms of state correctional institution confinement, and/or parole. However, in the case of the bill, it is assumed that the number of offenders supervised or incarcerated under this statute would not significantly impact state correctional agencies' workload and programs

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

UP, ESi, GG, JPo