Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1111 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to the child safety zone applicable to registered sex offenders and to certain other persons who are released on parole or to mandatory supervision.), As Passed 2nd House
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would modify the Government Code as it relates to a child safety zone for certain persons released on parole or mandatory supervision. The Board of Pardons and Paroles anticipates any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.
The bill would also amend the Local Government Code to permit the governing body of certain municipalities to restrict, by ordinance, a registered sex offender from going in, on, or within a specified distance of a child safety zone in the municipality. The bill would permit an ordinance to establish a distance requirement of not more than 1,000 feet. The bill provides definitions and an affirmative defense to prosecution of an offense under the ordinance. Under the provisions of the bill, the ordinance could establish procedures for a registered sex offender to apply for and receive an exemption from the ordinance. The bill would require an ordinance to exempt a registered sex offender who established residency located within the specified distance before the date the ordinance was adopted.
According to the Office of Court Administration, no significant impact to the state court system is anticipated.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.