Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB955 by Parker (Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would increase the penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons from a second degree felony to a first degree felony if the actor recruited, enticed, or obtained the trafficked person from a correctional facility while the trafficked person was confined in the facility. The bill would also make certain first degree felony trafficking offenses punishable with a minimum twenty-five year sentence when the offense is committed on the premises of or within 1,000 feet of the premises of a correctional facility.
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