Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2001 by Meyer (Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would provide for punishment of the offense of misuse of official information as a third degree felony if the net pecuniary gain was less than $150,000, as a second degree felony if the net pecuniary gain was $150,000 or more but less than $300,000, or as a first degree felony if the net pecuniary gain was $300,000 or more. 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