Honorable Cole Hefner, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB133 by Lopez, Janie (relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational
repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a
study and law enforcement training regarding transnational
repression.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would create new offenses related to transnational repression and foreign law and direct the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to develop a training program for law enforcement officers related to transnational repression. The bill would also require DPS and the Office of the Governor (OOG) to conduct a study on transnational repression. According to DPS and OOG, no significant fiscal implication is anticipated. According to the Office of Court Administration, there may be costs associated with new offenses; however, it is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the prevalence of conduct outlined in the bill's provisions that would be subject to criminal penalties.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 300 Trusteed Programs Within the Office of the Governor, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety