LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT
 
83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 26, 2013

TO:
Honorable Tan Parker, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2733 by White (Relating to the administration and operation of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, including the denial of bail for violent juveniles committed to the department.), As Introduced

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow bail to be denied to a person committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD), who commits certain felony offenses while confined in a facility operated by or under contract with TJJD, and who is 17 years or older at the time of the offense.

 

Denying bail for any criminal offense is expected to increase demands on county correctional agency resources due to longer terms of county jail confinement.  It is assumed that the number of offenders supervised or incarcerated under this statute would not significantly impact state correctional agency resources.  

 

Implementing the bill’s provisions could increase the number of offenders incarcerated in county jails and increase the length of confinement while they are in jail.  The impact would depend on the number of individuals denied bail under this section; however, the impact is not anticipated to be significant. 


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
UP, GG, JPo