Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3207 by Dean (Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of intoxication assault; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
Expanding the conduct constituting and modifying the penalty for an existing offense may result in additional demands upon state and local correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the prevalence of bodily injury resulting from the intoxication offenses outlined in the bill's provisions that would be subject to criminal penalties.
The bill would expand conduct constituting the offense of intoxication assault to include when the intoxicated operation of certain vehicles or the intoxicated operation or assembly of an amusement ride results in bodily injury to another and make the conduct punishable as a state jail felony with provision for enhancement to a second degree felony in certain circumstances.
Local Government Impact
While the fiscal impact cannot be determined, expanding the conduct constituting and modifying the penalty for an existing offense may result in increased demands upon local correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or confined locally.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts