LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 21, 2011 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1103 by Lucio III (Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of certain criminal offenses involving animal cruelty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorized a judge that grants community supervision to a person convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty to require the person to attend a responsible pet owner course according to guidelines in the bill. The bill would add Chapter 61A to the Code of Criminal Procedure to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to establish and maintain a computerized central database and system of public registration regarding individuals who have been convicted or received deferred adjudication for offenses involving animal cruelty, only to the extent sufficient funding is available from gifts, grants, or donations. If the database and system of public registration is established by DPS, persons convicted or placed on deferred adjudication for certain animal cruelty offenses would be required to register until the 10th anniversary of the conviction or grant of deferred adjudication. The bill would provide procedures for these persons to petition the courts for exemption from registration. Noncompliance with the provisions of registration included in the bill would be a fine not to exceed $500. The provisions of the bill would apply to individuals convicted of or receiving deferred adjudication for the applicable offenses on or after the effective date of the bill. An offense committed before the effective date of the bill is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. No significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. Local Government Impact The bill could place additional administrative demands on local law enforcement; however, costs associated with these duties are not anticipated to be significant to local governments. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety, 409 Commission on Jail Standards, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, KKR, AI
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 21, 2011
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1103 by Lucio III (Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of certain criminal offenses involving animal cruelty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1103 by Lucio III (Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of certain criminal offenses involving animal cruelty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1103 by Lucio III (Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of certain criminal offenses involving animal cruelty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
HB1103 by Lucio III (Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of certain criminal offenses involving animal cruelty.), Committee Report 2nd 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 to authorized a judge that grants community supervision to a person convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty to require the person to attend a responsible pet owner course according to guidelines in the bill. The bill would add Chapter 61A to the Code of Criminal Procedure to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to establish and maintain a computerized central database and system of public registration regarding individuals who have been convicted or received deferred adjudication for offenses involving animal cruelty, only to the extent sufficient funding is available from gifts, grants, or donations. If the database and system of public registration is established by DPS, persons convicted or placed on deferred adjudication for certain animal cruelty offenses would be required to register until the 10th anniversary of the conviction or grant of deferred adjudication. The bill would provide procedures for these persons to petition the courts for exemption from registration. Noncompliance with the provisions of registration included in the bill would be a fine not to exceed $500. The provisions of the bill would apply to individuals convicted of or receiving deferred adjudication for the applicable offenses on or after the effective date of the bill. An offense committed before the effective date of the bill is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. No significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorized a judge that grants community supervision to a person convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty to require the person to attend a responsible pet owner course according to guidelines in the bill.
The bill would add Chapter 61A to the Code of Criminal Procedure to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to establish and maintain a computerized central database and system of public registration regarding individuals who have been convicted or received deferred adjudication for offenses involving animal cruelty, only to the extent sufficient funding is available from gifts, grants, or donations. If the database and system of public registration is established by DPS, persons convicted or placed on deferred adjudication for certain animal cruelty offenses would be required to register until the 10th anniversary of the conviction or grant of deferred adjudication. The bill would provide procedures for these persons to petition the courts for exemption from registration. Noncompliance with the provisions of registration included in the bill would be a fine not to exceed $500.
The provisions of the bill would apply to individuals convicted of or receiving deferred adjudication for the applicable offenses on or after the effective date of the bill. An offense committed before the effective date of the bill is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. No significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
The bill could place additional administrative demands on local law enforcement; however, costs associated with these duties are not anticipated to be significant to local governments.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety, 409 Commission on Jail Standards, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles
405 Department of Public Safety, 409 Commission on Jail Standards, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles
LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, KKR, AI
JOB, ESi, GG, KKR, AI