LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 3, 2013 TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2801 by Johnson (Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to the punishment for the offense of prostitution. Under the provisions of the bill, the punishment for prostitution would be based on the number of previous convictions and whether the person received or paid a fee. Increasing the number of previous convictions required before a specific criminal penalty can be applied is expected to result in decreased demands upon the correctional resources of counties and or of the state due to shorter terms of probation, or longer terms of confinement in county jail, state jail or prison. For this analysis it is assumed implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources of those agencies. Local Government Impact The Harris County Sheriff's Office reported that there would be new costs associated with minimum terms of confinement in county jails that would be offset by savings associated with elevating some cases to felonies, which would require these defendants to be housed on state jails. The net impact of the bill is not anticipated to be significant for Harris County. The Comal County Sheriff's Office and the Travis County Sheriff's Office also anticipate no significant fiscal impact. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, ESi, GG, LM, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 3, 2013
TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2801 by Johnson (Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2801 by Johnson (Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution.), 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
HB2801 by Johnson (Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB2801 by Johnson (Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution.), 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 Penal Code as it relates to the punishment for the offense of prostitution. Under the provisions of the bill, the punishment for prostitution would be based on the number of previous convictions and whether the person received or paid a fee. Increasing the number of previous convictions required before a specific criminal penalty can be applied is expected to result in decreased demands upon the correctional resources of counties and or of the state due to shorter terms of probation, or longer terms of confinement in county jail, state jail or prison. For this analysis it is assumed implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources of those agencies.
The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to the punishment for the offense of prostitution. Under the provisions of the bill, the punishment for prostitution would be based on the number of previous convictions and whether the person received or paid a fee.
Increasing the number of previous convictions required before a specific criminal penalty can be applied is expected to result in decreased demands upon the correctional resources of counties and or of the state due to shorter terms of probation, or longer terms of confinement in county jail, state jail or prison. For this analysis it is assumed implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources of those agencies.
Local Government Impact
The Harris County Sheriff's Office reported that there would be new costs associated with minimum terms of confinement in county jails that would be offset by savings associated with elevating some cases to felonies, which would require these defendants to be housed on state jails. The net impact of the bill is not anticipated to be significant for Harris County. The Comal County Sheriff's Office and the Travis County Sheriff's Office also anticipate no significant fiscal impact.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office reported that there would be new costs associated with minimum terms of confinement in county jails that would be offset by savings associated with elevating some cases to felonies, which would require these defendants to be housed on state jails. The net impact of the bill is not anticipated to be significant for Harris County.
The Comal County Sheriff's Office and the Travis County Sheriff's Office also anticipate no significant fiscal impact.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: UP, ESi, GG, LM, KKR
UP, ESi, GG, LM, KKR