LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT

87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 14, 2021

TO:
Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2302 by White (Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of a peace officer making a false statement in an incident report.), As Introduced

The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend the Penal Code as it relates to the creation of a criminal offense of a peace officer making a false statement in an incident report.  Under the provisions of the bill, a peace officer making a false statement in an incident report would commit a Class A misdemeanor.  

A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in a county jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both. This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the demand for state correctional resources.




Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JMc, DKN, LM, MP