Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4594 by González, Jessica (Relating to the punishment for certain possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; changing eligibility for and conditions of community supervision.), As Introduced
The fiscal impact of implementing the bill is indeterminate due to the lack of data necessary to determine the number of admitted to prison who met the additional circumstances specified by the bill. These data are necessary to estimate the fiscal impact of the bill's provisions.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to change the eligibility for community supervision for persons convicted of certain possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Under the provisions of the bill, persons convicted of certain possession offenses who also met certain other conditions would be placed on community supervision rather than sentenced to a term of incarceration.
Requiring individuals to be placed under community supervision is expected to result in a decrease in the number of individuals admitted to state correctional institutions. Whether the bill would result in a significant fiscal impact cannot be determined due to the lack of data or information related to the number of people admitted to prison who meet the conditions specified in the bill which would require they be place on community supervision rather than sentenced to a term of incarceration. The Office of Court Administration indicates the modifications outlined in the bill's provisions will not result in a significant fiscal impact to the state court system.
Local Government Impact
The impact to local government cannot be determined.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 696 Department of Criminal Justice