Honorable Lacey Hull, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2734 by Holt (Relating to public assistance program fraud; creating a criminal offense.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would create the offense of making a false or misleading written statement in an application to obtain a benefit under a public assistance program. The criminal penalty ranges from a Class C misdemeanor to a first degree felony, depending on the value of the benefit.
It is assumed that 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, 529 Health and Human Services Commission