LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 28, 2019

TO:	Honorable Nicole Collier, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3426 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain new evidence.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to permit a court to grant a convicted person relief on an application for writ of habeas corpus where new non-scientific evidence is available that was not available at the person's trial and the new evidence is material to the person's conviction.
 
The bill would take effect September 1, 2019.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council

LBB Staff:

WP, LBO, DA