LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 4, 2013

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB743 by Nelson (Relating to the penalties prescribed for repeated violations of certain court orders or conditions of bond in a family violence case. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Penal Code by creating the offense of repeated violation of certain court orders or conditions of bond in a family violence case, which would be punishable as a felony of the third degree. The offense would be committed if, during a period that is 12 months or less in duration, the person two or more times engages in conduct that constitutes a violation of certain court orders or conditions of bond in a family violence case. The bill would also amend the Penal Code by providing clarification related to trier of fact, and convictions related to the same criminal offense. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013 and apply only to an offense committed on or after that date.

For this analysis, it is assumed the number of offenders convicted under these statutes would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of State corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.

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, 507 Texas Board of Nursing

LBB Staff:

UP, ESi, GG, LM, KKR, ER