LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT

88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 8, 2023

TO:
Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB182 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to the authority of a court to terminate the sentence of certain persons released on parole.), As Introduced

The bill would authorize an individual released on parole to file a motion with the court in which the person was convicted requesting that the court terminate the individual's sentence if the individual was released on parole not less than 10 years before filing the motion, the individual's release on parole was not revoked at any time during the supervision period, and the individual is not required to register as a sex offender. The bill would require the court to review such a motion no later than 180 days after it is filed to determine eligibility for early termination and would authorize the court to issue an order terminating the sentence based on its determination of the best interest of justice, the public, and the individual.

Allowing for early termination of a sentence may result in reduced demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible decrease in the number of individuals on parole supervision. 

On August 31, 2022, there where 7,254 individuals on active parole supervision who may have met the eligibility requirements established by the bill to file such a motion requesting that the court terminate the individual's sentence

It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant; however, the impact would be dependent on the number of motions filed and the number of subsequent orders issued by a court terminating a sentence.


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JMc, DDel, LBO, MGol