The provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions are the subject of this analysis. The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to a presumption that applies to certain conduct involving certain controlled substances that endanger a child. Under the provisions of the bill, the controlled substances portion of the abandoning or endangering a child statute would be modified and consolidated.

A state jail felony is punishable by confinement in a state jail for 180 days to two years and an optional fine not to exceed $10,000.

Modifying the presumptions that apply to certain conduct which constitutes endangering a child is expected to result in increased demands on the correctional resources of the state due to additional people potentially placed under felony community supervision or admitted into state correctional institutions. In fiscal year 2014, 1,422 people were arrested, 379 were placed under felony community supervision, and 218 were admitted into state correctional institutions for abandoning or endangering a child. However, this analysis assumes the bill's provisions would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations, programs, or workloads.