LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 28, 2015

TO:	Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB341 by Dutton (Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in certain felony cases.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to prohibit a sentence of death for a defendant found guilty of a capital felony through criminal responsibility for the conduct of another. The Office of Court Administration indicates it does not anticipate a significant fiscal impact to the state court system as a result of implementing the provisions of the bill. The Office of Capital Writs indicates it does not anticipate a significant fiscal impact a result of implementing the provisions of the bill. This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional 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, 215 Office of Capital Writs, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

UP, KJo, LM, JPo, GDz, JN