Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3582 by Murr (relating to the punishment for certain intoxication offenses and the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision of defendants who committed certain intoxication offenses; enhancing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Government Code, and the Penal Code to permit judges to place defendants on deferred adjudication when charged with certain intoxication offenses.
The bill would enhance the offense of driving while intoxicated with a child passenger from a state jail felony to a third degree felony under certain circumstances. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions for criminal offenses would not result in a significant impact on state correctional agencies. For more information please see the criminal justice impact statement.
Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Criminal Justice, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished using existing resources.
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, 405 Department of Public Safety, 601 Department of Transportation, 696 Department of Criminal Justice