LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 20, 2023

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB5183 by Guillen (Relating to educational programs for persons whose driver's license is suspended following conviction of certain drug offenses.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would allow certain persons to be sentenced to alcohol awareness or substance misuse education programs regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as a condition of release. The bill would require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and community supervision and corrections departments to submit information related to certain rehabilitative programs to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for approval.

According to TDCJ, HHSC, and TDLR, it is assumed that 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:

405 Department of Public Safety, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JMc, DDel, KFB, CSh