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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 138
Committee: Judiciary Sponsor: Representative Rolanda Hollis
Analyst: Peter Grogan Date: 02/21/2025
House Bill 138as introduced would increase the obligations of county and municipal jails by an
undetermined amount dependent upon the cost to administer pregnancy tests to certain women
in custody pursuant to the provisions of this bill.
This bill could also decrease potential obligations of county and municipal jails by an
undetermined amount dependent upon the number of women that are released on bail, pursuant
to this bill in lieu of incarceration. In addition, this bill could decrease potential obligations of
the Department of Corrections (DOC) by an estimated $91 per day for each pregnant woman
sentenced to probation, in lieu of being incarcerated in a DOC facility, as provided by this bill.
Further, this bill could correspondingly increase potential obligations of the Board of Pardons
and Paroles by an undetermined amount dependent on the number of pregnant women sentenced
to pre-incarceration probation pursuant to this bill.
Finally, this bill 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, district attorneys, and local jails 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.