Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1082 by Fletcher (Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of obstructing a highway or other passageway.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Penal Code to reclassify an offense of obstructing a highway or other passages from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor if the actor used a device intended to hinder the removal of such obstruction.
A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both.
Local Government Impact
Costs associated with enforcement, prosecution and confinement could likely be absorbed within existing resources. Revenue gain from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal implication.