LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2013 TO: Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB148 by Burkett (Relating to aid provided to certain voters; providing criminal penalties. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Elections Code to create an offense prohibiting the compensation of another for collecting balloting materials. The offense would be a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year or less than 30 days or confinement and a fine not to exceed $4,000. The offense would be a state jail felony if a defendant has been previously convicted of this offense two or more times. Creating an offense is expected to increase correctional supervision and/or incarceration populations and thereby increase demands on county and/or state correctional resources. However, it is assumed that the number of offenders supervised or incarcerated under this statute would not significantly impact state correctional agency resources.The Secretary of State and the Department of Criminal Justice have also indicated that the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing resources. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2013 and apply to offenses committed on or after that date. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: UP, KJo, EP, CK, ESi
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2013
TO: Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB148 by Burkett (Relating to aid provided to certain voters; providing criminal penalties. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB148 by Burkett (Relating to aid provided to certain voters; providing criminal penalties. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB148 by Burkett (Relating to aid provided to certain voters; providing criminal penalties. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB148 by Burkett (Relating to aid provided to certain voters; providing criminal penalties. ), 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 Elections Code to create an offense prohibiting the compensation of another for collecting balloting materials. The offense would be a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year or less than 30 days or confinement and a fine not to exceed $4,000. The offense would be a state jail felony if a defendant has been previously convicted of this offense two or more times. Creating an offense is expected to increase correctional supervision and/or incarceration populations and thereby increase demands on county and/or state correctional resources. However, it is assumed that the number of offenders supervised or incarcerated under this statute would not significantly impact state correctional agency resources.The Secretary of State and the Department of Criminal Justice have also indicated that the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing resources. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2013 and apply to offenses committed on or after that date.
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: UP, KJo, EP, CK, ESi
UP, KJo, EP, CK, ESi