Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB485 by Gervin-Hawkins (Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed in a vehicle operated by a public transportation system.), As Introduced
Increasing the penalty for an existing offense may result in additional demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the lack of data necessary to identify the prevalence of conduct that would be subject to an increased penalty under the bill's provisions.
The bill would make certain sexual, assaultive, and robbery offenses subject to penalty enhancement one category higher if the offense is committed in a vehicle operated by a public transportation system.
The fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to the lack of data necessary to identify the prevalence of conduct that would be subject to an increased penalty under the bill's provisions.
Local Government Impact
While the fiscal impact to units of local government cannot be determined, increasing the penalty for an existing offense may result in additional demands upon local correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts