LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT

87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 4, 2021

TO:
Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1108 by Dominguez (Relating to the eligibility of an individual to be issued a license to operate as a dispensing organization under the Texas Compassionate-Use Act, or to act as a director, manager, or employee of a dispensing organization, based on a criminal history background check.), As Introduced

The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend the Health and Safety Code as it relates to the Texas Compassionate-Use Act. Under the provisions of the bill, an individual's conviction of, or placement on deferred adjudication community supervision for, a misdemeanor marihuana possession offense would not prevent the individual from passing a criminal history background check for purposes of licensing to operate as a dispensing organization under the Texas Compassionate-Use Act.

This analysis assumes implementing 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:
JMc, DKN, LM, DGI