LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT
 
86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 23, 2019

TO:
Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
 
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director
Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1956 by Dutton (relating to certain contract and notice requirements applicable to certain facilities used to house inmates or releasees from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend the Government Code as it relates to certain contract and notice requirements applicable to certain facilities used to house incarcerated individuals or releasees from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). Under the provisions of the bill, TDCJ would be prohibited from entering into certain types of housing contracts with certain facilities lacking proof of specific compliances, and would further be required to maintain and submit records related to alternative housing. 

This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the demand for state correctional resources. The bill does not expressly create a felony offense, increase the punishment for an existing misdemeanor to that of a felony, increase the punishment for an existing felony offense or category of felony level offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for felony community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.



Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
WP, LM, DGi