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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 2, 2025
TO:
Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB31 by Thompson (relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings, the treatment of children placed in or committed to a juvenile facility, and certain offenses or conduct committed by a child or by a person placed in or committed to certain juvenile facilities; changing the eligibility for community supervision.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to a lack of data relating to the number of juveniles that would be impacted as well as unknown resources required to conduct reports as required by the bill. Changing eligibility for certain commitment types and for certain transfers to the adult court system may result in a change in demand upon state correctional resources.
Among other provisions, the bill would require the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) to collect certain data and prepare reports regarding the use of chemical dispensing devices and solitary confinement for juveniles in state secure facilities, local juvenile detention facilities, and any other facility operated by a private vendor on behalf of a local juvenile board or TJJD.
The bill would make certain juveniles ineligible for community supervision for certain offenses committed while at a TJJD facility, halfway house, or a secure correctional or detention facility. The bill would amend the list of offenses eligible for a waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction for certain juveniles, allow for potential immediate transfer to an appropriate district court if certain juveniles violate a condition of probation, and would amend a juvenile's eligibility for certain commitment types to TJJD. The bill would expand the applicability of the offense of tampering with a monitoring device to include certain juveniles.
The fiscal implication to TJJD cannot be determined due to a lack of data relating to the number of juveniles that would be impacted by the bill's provisions and the additional workload associated with new reporting requirements and subsequent enforcement and compliance of the bill's requirements.
Local Government Impact
There may be a significant but indeterminate fiscal impact to local juvenile probation departments related to the new data collection, reporting requirements, and subsequent enforcement and compliance with the bill's requirements.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 644 Juvenile Justice Department