LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 26, 2009 TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB825 by Hochberg (Relating to prohibiting deferred adjudication community supervision for certain defendants convicted of murder. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by making certain defendants charged with the offense of murder ineligible for deferred adjudication community supervision. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009 and apply only to an offense committed on or after the effective date. According to data provided by the Criminal Justice Assistance Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 8 persons in fiscal year 2008 were placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the offense of murder. Therefore, it is assumed the bill would not significantly affect the operations of state or local government. 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 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 26, 2009 TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB825 by Hochberg (Relating to prohibiting deferred adjudication community supervision for certain defendants convicted of murder. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB825 by Hochberg (Relating to prohibiting deferred adjudication community supervision for certain defendants convicted of murder. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 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 HB825 by Hochberg (Relating to prohibiting deferred adjudication community supervision for certain defendants convicted of murder. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB825 by Hochberg (Relating to prohibiting deferred adjudication community supervision for certain defendants convicted of murder. ), 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 Code of Criminal Procedure by making certain defendants charged with the offense of murder ineligible for deferred adjudication community supervision. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009 and apply only to an offense committed on or after the effective date. According to data provided by the Criminal Justice Assistance Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 8 persons in fiscal year 2008 were placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the offense of murder. Therefore, it is assumed the bill would not significantly affect the operations of state or local government. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by making certain defendants charged with the offense of murder ineligible for deferred adjudication community supervision. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009 and apply only to an offense committed on or after the effective date. According to data provided by the Criminal Justice Assistance Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 8 persons in fiscal year 2008 were placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the offense of murder. Therefore, it is assumed the bill would not significantly affect the operations of state or local government. 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 JOB, ESi, GG