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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT

87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 22, 2021

TO:
Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB4555 by Guillen (relating to an application for a place on a ballot filed by a person convicted of a felony and to the general requirements of an application for a place on a ballot; decreasing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend various codes as they relate to an application for a place on a ballot filed by a person convicted of a felony and to the general requirements of an application for a place on a ballot.  Under the provisions of the bill, tampering with a governmental record would be punishable as a class B misdemeanor if the governmental record is an application for a place on the ballot.  Under current statute, this would be punishable as 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.  A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed 180 days and in addition to confinement, an optional fine not to exceed $2,000.  This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the demand for state correctional resources.




Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JMc, SMAT, LM, MP, SLE