LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6161 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 25, 2022
BILL NUMBER: SB 19 BILL AMENDED: Jan 13, 2022
SUBJECT: Sentence Enhancement for Use of Firearm.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Gaskill BILL STATUS: As Passed Senate
FIRST SPONSOR: Rep. Jeter
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: The bill adds an investigator for the Inspector General to the definition of "police
officer" for purposes of the statute providing a sentence enhancement for individuals who point or discharge
a firearm at a police officer while committing certain crimes.
Effective Date: July 1, 2022.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Department of Correction (DOC)– This bill would likely result in a
minimal, if any, increase on DOC expenditures. Under current law, an offender who was given an
enhancement under this provision would face an additional sentence of between 5 and 20 years. If the
enhancement were 20 years, the additional marginal cost to the DOC would be approximately $86,600 for
a single offender (based on the current DOC annual marginal cost for an offender to stay in a DOC facility).
Inspector General– The bill would not increase expenditures or workload for the Office of the Inspector
General.
Additional Information– The marginal cost for an offender in a DOC facility for medical care, food, and
clothing is approximately $4,333 annually or $11.87 daily. About three offenders per year are committed to
a DOC facility for Felony 6 pointing a firearm at a person. As of October 2021, the Office of the Inspector
General had 12 employees.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: It is not likely that jail expenditures would increase as a result of this
SB 19 1 provision.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: DOC; Inspector General.
Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources: Abstracts of Judgment; State Staffing Table October 2021.
Fiscal Analyst: Chris Baker, 317-232-9851.
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