Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2877 by Sheffield, J. D. (Relating to the applicability of the Texas Theft Liability Act to certain claims by inmates for lost, damaged, or confiscated property.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code relating to the applicability of certain claims for lost, damaged, or confiscated property by Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) inmates to the Texas Theft Liability Act. Under the bill's provisions, a claim made by a TDCJ inmate for property lost, damaged, or confiscated by TDCJ's institutional division would not apply to the Texas Theft Liability Act. TDCJ and the Office of Court Administration have determined that the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact to the State. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 696 Department of Criminal Justice