Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Dustin Burrows, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2017 by Gerdes (Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.), Conference Committee Report
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would increase the penalty for intoxication manslaughter to a first degree felony for persons who have been previously convicted of an offense related to operating a vehicle or other machinery while intoxicated, and at the time of the offense, were in violation of the chapter of the Penal Code related to illegal entry into this state. The bill would also remove community supervision as a sentence option for these offenders and establish certain eligibility rules for parole.
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, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles