Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1660 by Huffman (relating to the retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would direct crime laboratories in possession of toxicological evidence to annually notify prosecutor's offices in the county in which the offense occurred and provide the prosecutor's offices with the date the laboratory received the evidence. The bill would also add certain rules related to the destruction of stored toxicological evidence.
According to the Department of Public Safety, there would be cost associated with compiling the report; however, it is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
According to the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety