Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB456 by Middleton (Relating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would increase the criminal penalty for the offense of the purchase or sale of human organs from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony. The bill would furthermore require the revocation of a physician's license if the physician knowingly uses a human organ obtained from the offense.
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, 503 Texas Medical Board