Honorable Victoria Neave Criado, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1807 by Jones, Jolanda (relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county peace officers to issue citations for certain violations; changing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would modify the misdemeanor punishment for failing to comply with an order of a county fire marshal by making a first offense punishable as a Class C misdemeanor, a second offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor, and an offense resulting in bodily injury or death punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. The bill would authorize certain county employees to issue a citation for a violation related to certain orders from a fire marshal or commissioners court and authorize the court to issue an arrest warrant for such a violation under certain conditions.
It is assumed that any fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council