Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1588 by Hancock (Relating to the failure to report child abuse or neglect; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would increase the penalty for the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony in certain cases.
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