TO:	Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1217 by Perez (Relating to the establishment of a constable's department civil service system in certain counties; creating a criminal offense.), As Introduced

The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend the Local Government Code as it relates to the establishment of a constable's department civil service system in certain counties. Under the provisions of the bill, failure to appear as required by the subpoena as described in the bill would be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000, confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both the fine and confinement.