Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee On Jurisprudence
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB387 by Nichols (Relating to county participation in a program for improvement of collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 103 to exempt any county with a population of 50,000 or greater that would otherwise qualify for mandatory participation in the Collection Improvement Program (CIP) if the county has a population of less than 55,000 and contains a state hospital. This bill currently applies only to Cherokee County. The Office of Court Administration (OCA) and the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) indicate a small but not significant state revenue loss of approximately $50,000 per fiscal year as a result of the changes made by the bill.
Local Government Impact
According to OCA, it is estimated that the bill would result in an annual revenue loss of $49,226 to Cherokee County.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts