LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 2, 2011 TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1617 by Harris (Relating to the discretionary transfer from a juvenile court to a criminal court of certain alleged offenses arising out of a single criminal transaction.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Family Code to allow for the criminal prosecution of a juvenile in capital murder, murder, manslaughter, intoxication manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide cases, regardless of whether the juvenile court retains jurisdiction or not when, after the date of the juvenile courts decision not to transfer the case, one of the elements of the offense occurs, such as the victim dying. To the extent the bill would amend court procedures, no significant impact to judicial workloads or fiscal implication to the state 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, 665 Juvenile Probation Commission LBB Staff: JOB, JT, TB, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 2, 2011
TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1617 by Harris (Relating to the discretionary transfer from a juvenile court to a criminal court of certain alleged offenses arising out of a single criminal transaction.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1617 by Harris (Relating to the discretionary transfer from a juvenile court to a criminal court of certain alleged offenses arising out of a single criminal transaction.), As Introduced
Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1617 by Harris (Relating to the discretionary transfer from a juvenile court to a criminal court of certain alleged offenses arising out of a single criminal transaction.), As Introduced
SB1617 by Harris (Relating to the discretionary transfer from a juvenile court to a criminal court of certain alleged offenses arising out of a single criminal transaction.), 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 Family Code to allow for the criminal prosecution of a juvenile in capital murder, murder, manslaughter, intoxication manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide cases, regardless of whether the juvenile court retains jurisdiction or not when, after the date of the juvenile courts decision not to transfer the case, one of the elements of the offense occurs, such as the victim dying. To the extent the bill would amend court procedures, no significant impact to judicial workloads or fiscal implication to the state 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, 665 Juvenile Probation Commission
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 665 Juvenile Probation Commission
LBB Staff: JOB, JT, TB, KKR
JOB, JT, TB, KKR