Texas 2009 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB717 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 10, 2009      TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence      FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB717 by Riddle (Relating to the eligibility of certain sex offenders for parole.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the requirement of an extraordinary vote for parole release of offenders convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children.   The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members of each house.  If it does not receive the necessary vote for immediate effect, it would take effect on September 1, 2009.   Under current law and policy, and under the proposed bill, the average time served in prison by persons likely to be affected by the provisions of this bill is greater than five years.  Therefore, no additional impact on demands on the adult corrections agencies are anticipated during the first five years following passage of the bill. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:696 Department of Criminal Justice   LBB Staff:  JOB, ESi, GG, TMP    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2009





  TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence      FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB717 by Riddle (Relating to the eligibility of certain sex offenders for parole.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB717 by Riddle (Relating to the eligibility of certain sex offenders for parole.), 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

HB717 by Riddle (Relating to the eligibility of certain sex offenders for parole.), As Introduced

HB717 by Riddle (Relating to the eligibility of certain sex offenders for parole.), 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 Government Code relating to the requirement of an extraordinary vote for parole release of offenders convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children.   The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members of each house.  If it does not receive the necessary vote for immediate effect, it would take effect on September 1, 2009.   Under current law and policy, and under the proposed bill, the average time served in prison by persons likely to be affected by the provisions of this bill is greater than five years.  Therefore, no additional impact on demands on the adult corrections agencies are anticipated during the first five years following passage of the bill.

The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the requirement of an extraordinary vote for parole release of offenders convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children.  

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members of each house.  If it does not receive the necessary vote for immediate effect, it would take effect on September 1, 2009.  

Under current law and policy, and under the proposed bill, the average time served in prison by persons likely to be affected by the provisions of this bill is greater than five years.  Therefore, no additional impact on demands on the adult corrections agencies are anticipated during the first five years following passage of the bill.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 696 Department of Criminal Justice

696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, TMP

 JOB, ESi, GG, TMP