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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 29
Committee: Veterans and Military AffairsSponsor: Representative Allen Treadaway
Analyst: Peter Grogan Date: 04/26/2023
House Bill 29as passed the House of Representatives could increase receipts to the State
General Fund and municipal general funds from fines; increase receipts to the State General
Fund, county general funds, municipal general funds, and other funds to which court costs are
deposited; and could increase the obligations of the State General Fund, local jails, the district
attorneys, the Department of Corrections, the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, and community
corrections programs by an undetermined amount dependent upon the number of persons
charged with and convicted of the offenses provided by this bill and the penalties imposed.
Further, this bill could increase the administrative obligations of a law enforcement agency that
seizes a vehicle pursuant to this bill; these obligations may be offset, wholly or in part, by any
proceeds received from the sale of such vehicle.
In addition, this bill could increase the obligations of certain municipalities by an undetermined
amount dependent upon the cost to reimburse counties for the actual cost of housing for
individuals arrested and held on a misdemeanor charge as provided by this bill.