Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB239 by Campbell (Relating to a parent's right to view the body of a deceased child before an autopsy is performed.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
This bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to a parent's right to view the body of a deceased child before an autopsy is performed and describes how this viewing may be conducted and supervised. Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration and Department of Family and Protective Services, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of