LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 22, 2013

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1323 by Seliger (Relating to the authority of a county to establish a centralized sex offender registration authority.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would allow the commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 100,000 to designate the office of a sheriff or chief of police to serve as a county registration location for sex offenders.

The bill would also require a person to register, verify registration, and perform change of address requirements only with respect to the centralized registration authority for the county.

The Department of Public Safety reported that no fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

UP, ESi, KKR