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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 15, 2023

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2620 by Geren (Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to compensation to a county for certain costs of confinement.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to take custody of any person awaiting transfer to the department not later than the 45th day following the date on which all required documents have been received by the department. Should the department not take custody within that timeframe, they would be required to compensate the county jail at a rate of 125-percent of the cost of confinement for that inmate.

According to TDCJ, any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JMc, DDel, LBO, CSh, KFB