The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure as it relates to procedures for certain technical violations of community supervision.  Under the provisions of the bill, only certain individuals would be eligible for revocation based on a technical violation of community supervision. 
 

Decreasing the number of individuals whose community supervision can be revoked is expected to result in fewer demands upon the correctional resources of the counties and of the State due to fewer individuals confined in state correctional institutions. To estimate the population impact, LBB staff analyzed individuals whose community supervision was revoked in fiscal year 2018. After removing those individuals whose revocation was a result of a new offense conviction, those whose arrest was for a Title 5 offense, and those whose arrest was for an offense listed in 42A.054 Code of Criminal Procedure, 4,037 individuals remained. Based on the bill's provisions, these individuals would no longer be eligible for revocation.  Assuming these individuals remain under community supervision and that sentencing patterns and release policies not addressed in this bill remain constant, the probable impact of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five fiscal years following passage, in terms of daily demand upon the adult corrections agencies, is estimated as follows: