LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 25, 2015

TO:
Honorable Jim Murphy, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB710 by Turner, Sylvester (Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with a violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to permit the Board of Pardons and Paroles to issue a summons requiring an individual to appear for a hearing instead of a warrant for an individual charged with committing an administrative violation of release after the first anniversary of initial parole or mandatory supervision or certain other offenses.

Local Government Impact

There would be cost savings to counties due to reduced jail populations. The savings to a county would depend on the number of individuals given a summons under the provisions of the bill.

Harris County reported  an estimate of 60 inmates of the county jail population would qualify for a summons under the bill. The county estimated a savings of $1.62 million in fiscal year 2016.

According to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, the average cost for an inmate in a county jail is $60.01 per day.


Source Agencies:
696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles
LBB Staff:
UP, KJo, SD, EK, JN, ESi