LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 20, 2015

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB324 by Dutton (Relating to a requirement that a peace officer obtain a search warrant before conducting a body cavity search during a traffic stop.), As Engrossed

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to prohibit a peace officer from conducting a body cavity search during a traffic stop unless the officer first obtains a search warrant authorizing the body cavity search. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing resources.

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

LBB Staff:

UP, KJo, ESi, AI, EK, JAW