Texas 2011 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1489 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            March 21, 2011      TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence      FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1489 by Naishtat (Relating to an oral statement regarding the impact of an offense in certain cases involving a violent crime.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to provide that after a court's finding of guilt but before sentencing, the court would allow a victim of the crime to make an oral statement about the offense and the effect of the offense on the victim.  This provision would not apply if a jury were to assess punishment.  To the extent a courts allowing an oral statement (and a rebuttal to inaccuracies) will lengthen court proceedings, no significant fiscal implication is anticipated for the court system or the state. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council   LBB Staff:  JOB, ESi, TB    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 21, 2011





  TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence      FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1489 by Naishtat (Relating to an oral statement regarding the impact of an offense in certain cases involving a violent crime.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1489 by Naishtat (Relating to an oral statement regarding the impact of an offense in certain cases involving a violent crime.), 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

HB1489 by Naishtat (Relating to an oral statement regarding the impact of an offense in certain cases involving a violent crime.), As Introduced

HB1489 by Naishtat (Relating to an oral statement regarding the impact of an offense in certain cases involving a violent crime.), 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 Code of Criminal Procedure to provide that after a court's finding of guilt but before sentencing, the court would allow a victim of the crime to make an oral statement about the offense and the effect of the offense on the victim.  This provision would not apply if a jury were to assess punishment.  To the extent a courts allowing an oral statement (and a rebuttal to inaccuracies) will lengthen court proceedings, no significant fiscal implication is anticipated for the court system or the state. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council

LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, TB

 JOB, ESi, TB