Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1795 by AnchÃa (Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of cockfighting.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would increase punishment for certain Class A misdemeanor conduct constituting the offenses of dog fighting and cockfighting to state jail felony punishment.
It is assumed that any fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts