LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 7, 2017

TO:
Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2222 by Hunter (Relating to the confidentiality of home address information of certain victims of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedures to expand eligibility and change application requirements for participants in the Address Confidentiality Program to include certain victims of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons.  

The bill would amend the Election Code and the Tax Code to expand confidentiality provisions  to include certain victims of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons. 

The Office of Court Administration, Department of State Health Services, Department of Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Department, and the Department of Family and Protective Services indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within current resources. The Office of the Attorney General estimates there would be minimal cost associated with increase in application information as a result of the provisions of this bill and this analysis assumes any additional work could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.

The bill would take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds majority vote in each house. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2017. 

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 644 Juvenile Justice Department, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
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