LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 21, 2019

TO:	Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3120 by Bonnen, Greg (Relating to the punishment for certain felony offenses committed by an inmate released on parole or to mandatory supervision.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Government Code as they relate to the punishment for certain felony offenses committed by a person released on parole or mandatory supervision.  Under the provisions of the bill, a judge would be able to sentence an individual who commits and is convicted of a new felony offense while on parole or mandatory supervision to a term that runs concurrently with or consecutively to the sentence for which supervision was revoked if the individual was sentenced for the new offense as a habitual felon.

The Office of Court Administration, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice indicate the modifications outlined in the bill's provisions would not result in a significant fiscal impact. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions for criminal offenses would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or the demand for state correctional 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, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles

LBB Staff:

WP, LBO, LM, JPo, kvel