LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 30, 2013 TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1713 by Lozano (Relating to reimbursing property owners in certain counties for damages caused by certain criminal activities; authorizing a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would create a mechanism to reimburse property owners in certain counties for damages to a gate or fence caused by certain criminal activities by authorizing a fee which may be collected in certain cases when the judge grants community supervision. Funds collected from the fee and from the proceeds of the sale of certain seized property would be kept in a fund in the treasury of the county in which the offense occurred and may be used only to reimburse property owners for damages to a gate or fence resulting from the commission of the specified criminal offenses. 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: UP, ESi, KKR LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 30, 2013 TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1713 by Lozano (Relating to reimbursing property owners in certain counties for damages caused by certain criminal activities; authorizing a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1713 by Lozano (Relating to reimbursing property owners in certain counties for damages caused by certain criminal activities; authorizing a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1713 by Lozano (Relating to reimbursing property owners in certain counties for damages caused by certain criminal activities; authorizing a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB1713 by Lozano (Relating to reimbursing property owners in certain counties for damages caused by certain criminal activities; authorizing a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would create a mechanism to reimburse property owners in certain counties for damages to a gate or fence caused by certain criminal activities by authorizing a fee which may be collected in certain cases when the judge grants community supervision. Funds collected from the fee and from the proceeds of the sale of certain seized property would be kept in a fund in the treasury of the county in which the offense occurred and may be used only to reimburse property owners for damages to a gate or fence resulting from the commission of the specified criminal offenses. This bill would create a mechanism to reimburse property owners in certain counties for damages to a gate or fence caused by certain criminal activities by authorizing a fee which may be collected in certain cases when the judge grants community supervision. Funds collected from the fee and from the proceeds of the sale of certain seized property would be kept in a fund in the treasury of the county in which the offense occurred and may be used only to reimburse property owners for damages to a gate or fence resulting from the commission of the specified criminal offenses. 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: UP, ESi, KKR UP, ESi, KKR