LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 26, 2017

TO:	Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3649 by Herrero (relating to confidential communications of victims of certain family violence offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Family Code to allow communications between an advocate and a victim of domestic violate to be confidential.

The bill would take effect September 1,2017.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

UP, KJo, GG, BM