| TO: | Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2979 by Parker (Relating to the prosecution, punishment and supervision of certain offenders involving injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to the prosecution, punishment, and supervision of certain offenders involving injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. Under the provisions of the bill, certain inmates incarcerated for injuring a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual would be ineligible for release on parole until the inmate's actual calendar time served plus good conduct time equals half of the sentence imposed or 20 years, whichever is less. Also under the provisions of the bill, certain offenders prosecuted for injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual and were prosecuted for public lewdness, the continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children, or indecency with a child could no longer be prosecuted for injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. For this analysis, it is assumed the number of offenders supervised or incarcerated under this statute would not significantly impact state correctional agencies' workload and programs.
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| LBB Staff: | UP, ESi, GG, JGA
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