Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1227 by Metcalf (Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of possession or promotion of child pornography.), As Engrossed
The bill would remove eligibility for judge-ordered community supervision for a defendant adjudged guilty of the offense of possession or promotion of child pornography.
Removing community supervision eligibility for an existing offense may result in increased demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals sentenced to a term of confinement instead of placed under supervision in the community.
In fiscal year 2022, there were 584 individuals arrested, 129 individuals placed on community supervision, and 209 individuals admitted into an adult state correctional institution for the offense of possession or promotion of child pornography.
It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.