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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 14, 2021
TO:
Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1308 by González, Mary (relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on best practice standards for the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would establish a task force to study best practice standards for the confinement of pregnant inmates in county jails. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) would appoint members to the nine person task force. The bill would also direct the task force to produce a written report no later than December 1, 2022. According to TCJS, the costs associated with the bill's provisions could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.