Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, House Committee on Community Safety, Select
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2291 by Slawson (Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by certain retired judges and justices.), As Introduced
The bill would add certain retired judges or justices who are licensed to carry a handgun to the list of individuals to which the criminal offenses of unlawful carrying of a weapon and carrying a weapon at certain places do not apply.
Exempting certain individuals from the applicability of an existing criminal offense may result in a decrease in demands upon state and local correctional resources due to a possible decrease in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement.
In fiscal year 2022, there were 1,779 individuals arrested, 137 individuals placed on community supervision, and 57 individuals admitted into a state correctional institution for felony offenses of unlawful carrying of a weapon or carrying a weapon at certain places.
It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.