LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 16, 2013

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1428 by Hinojosa (Relating to the reformation of the sentences of juveniles convicted of capital felonies after being transferred to criminal court.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to amend sentences of imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life without parole to permit the possibility of parole if the defendant was certified and his/her case was transferred from juvenile court to criminal court.

 

Providing for the possibility of parole is expected to result in decreased demands upon the correctional resources of the state due to shorter terms of incarceration. For this analysis, it is assumed the number of offenders convicted under this statute 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, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

UP, ESi, GG, JPo, JN