| TO: | Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice |
| FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB1772 by Huffman (Relating to the offenses of the violation of civil rights of and improper sexual activity with individuals in custody; imposing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to the offenses of violation of the civil rights of a person in custody and improper sexual activity with a person in custody. The bill defines and adds a juvenile facility to the definition of custody for these offenses. The offenses of violation of the civil rights of a person in custody and improper sexual activity with a person in custody are punishable as a Class A misdemeanor, a state jail felony, or a second degree felony, depending upon the circumstances.
The bill expands the definition of the offenses of violation of the civil rights of a person in custody and improper sexual activity with a person in custody. Expanding the definition of any criminal offense is expected to increase demands on state and county correctional agency resources due to more individuals serving terms of community supervision, county jail confinement, state correctional institution confinement, and/or parole. However, in the case of the bill, it is assumed that 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, JPo
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