LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 27, 2019

TO:	Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB373 by Allen (Relating to conditions of community supervision prohibiting contact with certain persons.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to limit a judge's authority to order a defendant, as a condition of community supervision, not to contact or interact with certain persons. The Office of Court Administration and the Department of Criminal Justice have indicated that the provisions of the bill could be implemented with 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, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

WP, LBO, kvel, DA, AF