Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1731 by Jones, Jolanda (Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants charged with nonviolent misdemeanors.), As Introduced
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the lack of data to estimate the number of persons arrested that would qualify for release on personal bond under the bill's provisions.
The bill would require a magistrate to release certain defendants younger than 26 years of age charged with a nonviolent misdemeanor to be released on personal bond and would authorize requiring such a defendant to comply with certain bond conditions.
According to the Office of Court Administration, the fiscal impact cannot be determined as the number of persons arrested that would qualify for release on personal bond under the bill's provisions is unknown.
Local Government Impact
The fiscal impact to units of local government cannot be determined as the number of persons arrested that would qualify for release on personal bond under the bill's provisions is unknown.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council