LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 9, 2009 TO: Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1421 by Corte (Relating to the use of certain court costs in a criminal case for municipal programs enhancing public safety and security.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize additional uses of certain funds collected in a municipal court case in a municipality with a population less than 850,000. Currently the applicable court costs collected must be used for a school crossing guard program, and any money remaining after costs for the program may be deposited into an interest-bearing account or expended for programs to enhance child safety, health, or nutrition, including child abuse prevention and intervention and drug and alcohol abuse prevention. Under provisions of the bill, additional funds from those court costs could also be used for programs designed to enhance public safety and security. Local Government Impact If an affected municipality already operates programs designed to enhance public safety and security and would have access to additional money from the court costs collected to use for the safety programs, the municipality would experience a savings by having an additional revenue source to pay for part or all program expenses. Otherwise, because there would be no new revenues generated, rather expanded uses for existing revenues, there would be no fiscal impact. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council LBB Staff: JOB, DB, JJO, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 9, 2009
TO: Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1421 by Corte (Relating to the use of certain court costs in a criminal case for municipal programs enhancing public safety and security.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1421 by Corte (Relating to the use of certain court costs in a criminal case for municipal programs enhancing public safety and security.), As Introduced
Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1421 by Corte (Relating to the use of certain court costs in a criminal case for municipal programs enhancing public safety and security.), As Introduced
HB1421 by Corte (Relating to the use of certain court costs in a criminal case for municipal programs enhancing public safety and security.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize additional uses of certain funds collected in a municipal court case in a municipality with a population less than 850,000. Currently the applicable court costs collected must be used for a school crossing guard program, and any money remaining after costs for the program may be deposited into an interest-bearing account or expended for programs to enhance child safety, health, or nutrition, including child abuse prevention and intervention and drug and alcohol abuse prevention. Under provisions of the bill, additional funds from those court costs could also be used for programs designed to enhance public safety and security.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize additional uses of certain funds collected in a municipal court case in a municipality with a population less than 850,000.
Currently the applicable court costs collected must be used for a school crossing guard program, and any money remaining after costs for the program may be deposited into an interest-bearing account or expended for programs to enhance child safety, health, or nutrition, including child abuse prevention and intervention and drug and alcohol abuse prevention. Under provisions of the bill, additional funds from those court costs could also be used for programs designed to enhance public safety and security.
Local Government Impact
If an affected municipality already operates programs designed to enhance public safety and security and would have access to additional money from the court costs collected to use for the safety programs, the municipality would experience a savings by having an additional revenue source to pay for part or all program expenses. Otherwise, because there would be no new revenues generated, rather expanded uses for existing revenues, there would be no fiscal impact.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
LBB Staff: JOB, DB, JJO, TP
JOB, DB, JJO, TP