The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend various codes as they relate to procedures governing declared disasters for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Under the provisions of the bill, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice would be required to develop procedures for declared disasters.
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.