Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2772 by Wilson (Relating to the release to mandatory supervision of certain inmates confined in a county jail.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2772, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($3,851,338) through the biennium ending August 31, 2021.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2020
($1,980,173)
2021
($1,871,165)
2022
($1,874,765)
2023
($1,878,455)
2024
($1,882,235)
Fiscal Year
Probable (Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2019
2020
($1,980,173)
18.0
2021
($1,871,165)
18.0
2022
($1,874,765)
18.0
2023
($1,878,455)
18.0
2024
($1,882,235)
18.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Government Code as it relates to the release to mandatory supervision of certain individuals confined in a county jail. Under the provisions of the bill, certain notice would have to be given to certain individuals before an individual could be released to mandatory supervision. The bill would authorize the Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) to hold a hearing regarding certain offenders release to mandatory supervision. BPP anticipates that the agency would require an additional thirteen Commissioners and five support staff in order to comply with the provisions of the bill authorizing a parole hearing. The bill would take effect September 1, 2019.
Methodology
This analysis assumes the fiscal impact of 18.0 FTEs would be $1,980,173, which includes salary, benefits, consumables, and office space and furniture in fiscal year 2020. The fiscal impact in fiscal year 2021 would be approximately $1,871,165.
Local Government Impact
The provisions of the bill could have a fiscal implication to units of local government. However, that impact is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies:
696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles