LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 7, 2021

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB685 by Lucio (Relating to hearings by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code as it relates to certain clemency hearings conducted by the Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP). According to BPP and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the costs associated with the bill's provisions could be absorbed using existing resources.

 

This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles

LBB Staff:

JMc, DKN, KFB, KVEL