LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 6, 2009 TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB682 by Farrar (Relating to abolishing the death penalty.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure by making life without parole the mandatory sentence for all capital felonies and abolishing the death penalty. The Office of Court Administration (OCA) states that the bill would result in lowered costs for state courts by decreasing demand on current judicial resources; however, the OCA does not compile statistics regarding the amount of judicial resources expended on death penalty cases, so the amount of savings cannot be determined. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice anticipates no fiscal impact from the bill. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 6, 2009
TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB682 by Farrar (Relating to abolishing the death penalty.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB682 by Farrar (Relating to abolishing the death penalty.), As Introduced
Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB682 by Farrar (Relating to abolishing the death penalty.), As Introduced
HB682 by Farrar (Relating to abolishing the death penalty.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure by making life without parole the mandatory sentence for all capital felonies and abolishing the death penalty. The Office of Court Administration (OCA) states that the bill would result in lowered costs for state courts by decreasing demand on current judicial resources; however, the OCA does not compile statistics regarding the amount of judicial resources expended on death penalty cases, so the amount of savings cannot be determined. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice anticipates no fiscal impact from the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG
JOB, ESi, GG