Texas 2011 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HB253 Engrossed / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 6, 2011      TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services      FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB253 by Hilderbran (Relating to the protection of children by ensuring reports of abuse or neglect, protecting children from abuse and neglect, ensuring that births are reported, and prosecuting the offense of bigamy; providing criminal penalties.), As Engrossed    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Penal Code to add bigamy with a minor to the list of offenses and limitations periods provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure.  The committee substitute would amend the Family Code regarding preventing or eliminating the need to remove a child from the child's home and who may reside with a child who is in danger of abuse or neglect, or has been removed from his or her home.  The committee substitute would amend the Health and Safety Code to create a Class A misdemeanor for failure to file a birth certificate, as listed under Section 192.003, Health and Safety Code.  To the extent the bill would amend court procedures relating to child protection cases, no increase in judicial workloads, or significant fiscal implication to DFPS is anticipated.  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, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 665 Juvenile Probation Commission, 696 Department of Criminal Justice   LBB Staff:  JOB, CL, GG, MWU    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 6, 2011





  TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services      FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB253 by Hilderbran (Relating to the protection of children by ensuring reports of abuse or neglect, protecting children from abuse and neglect, ensuring that births are reported, and prosecuting the offense of bigamy; providing criminal penalties.), As Engrossed  

TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB253 by Hilderbran (Relating to the protection of children by ensuring reports of abuse or neglect, protecting children from abuse and neglect, ensuring that births are reported, and prosecuting the offense of bigamy; providing criminal penalties.), As Engrossed

 Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services 

 Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services 

 John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB253 by Hilderbran (Relating to the protection of children by ensuring reports of abuse or neglect, protecting children from abuse and neglect, ensuring that births are reported, and prosecuting the offense of bigamy; providing criminal penalties.), As Engrossed

HB253 by Hilderbran (Relating to the protection of children by ensuring reports of abuse or neglect, protecting children from abuse and neglect, ensuring that births are reported, and prosecuting the offense of bigamy; providing criminal penalties.), As Engrossed



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 and the Penal Code to add bigamy with a minor to the list of offenses and limitations periods provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure.  The committee substitute would amend the Family Code regarding preventing or eliminating the need to remove a child from the child's home and who may reside with a child who is in danger of abuse or neglect, or has been removed from his or her home.  The committee substitute would amend the Health and Safety Code to create a Class A misdemeanor for failure to file a birth certificate, as listed under Section 192.003, Health and Safety Code.  To the extent the bill would amend court procedures relating to child protection cases, no increase in judicial workloads, or significant fiscal implication to DFPS is anticipated.  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, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 665 Juvenile Probation Commission, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 665 Juvenile Probation Commission, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff: JOB, CL, GG, MWU

 JOB, CL, GG, MWU