Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB737 by Rodríguez (Relating to certain protective orders and magistrate's orders for emergency protection.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, relating to certain protective orders and magistrate's orders for emergency protection. The bill would create requirements for timely notice of orders entered by magistrates to law enforcement and other recipients, as well as adding electronic submission requirements. The Office of Court Administration and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) indicate no significant fiscal implication to either the court system or DPS is anticipated.
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, 407 Commission on Law Enforcement