LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 9, 2009 TO: Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB314 by Raymond (Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information by the Department of Public Safety concerning certain intoxication offenses. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to require that the Department of Public Safety (DPS)design and implement a website that would allow any person to electronically search for and receiveinformation described as public information under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure. The billwould also require DPS to establish a procedure whereby a peace officer or employee of a lawenforcement agency would be able to automatically request and receive information regardingcriminal history record information concerning certain intoxication offenses. The bill would takeeffect September 1, 2009. The analysis assumes that any costs associated with implementingprovisions of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources and therefore the billwould have no significant fiscal impact to the state. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, MWU LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 9, 2009 TO: Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB314 by Raymond (Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information by the Department of Public Safety concerning certain intoxication offenses. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB314 by Raymond (Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information by the Department of Public Safety concerning certain intoxication offenses. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB314 by Raymond (Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information by the Department of Public Safety concerning certain intoxication offenses. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB314 by Raymond (Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information by the Department of Public Safety concerning certain intoxication offenses. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to require that the Department of Public Safety (DPS)design and implement a website that would allow any person to electronically search for and receiveinformation described as public information under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure. The billwould also require DPS to establish a procedure whereby a peace officer or employee of a lawenforcement agency would be able to automatically request and receive information regardingcriminal history record information concerning certain intoxication offenses. The bill would takeeffect September 1, 2009. The analysis assumes that any costs associated with implementingprovisions of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources and therefore the billwould have no significant fiscal impact to the state. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, MWU JOB, ESi, GG, MWU