Honorable Nicole Collier, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3824 by Sherman, Sr. (Relating to an affirmative finding of family violence entered in the trial of certain offenses.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to add the following to the list of Penal Code offenses for which a court shall make an affirmative finding of family violence at the trial of the offense if the offense involved family violence: (1) Section 25.07 (violation of certain court orders or conditions of bond in a family violence, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking case), (2) Section 25.071 (violation of protective order preventing offense caused by bias or prejudice), (3) Section 25.072 (repeated violation of certain court orders or conditions of bond in family violence, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking case), (4) Section 25.11 (continuous violence against the family), and (5) Section 42.072 (stalking). Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration and the Department of Family and Protective Services, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished using 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, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of