TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1577 by Hull (Relating to changing the eligibility for mandatory supervision of an inmate serving a sentence for or previously convicted of certain assaults.), As Engrossed

The bill would make an individual serving a sentence for or previously convicted of certain felony assault offenses ineligible for mandatory supervision.  

Restricting eligibility for post-release supervision may result in additional demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible increase in the length of stay for individuals sentenced to a term of confinement.

In fiscal year 2022, there were 144 individuals released onto mandatory supervision from a state correctional institution. It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.