Texas 2013 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB501 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 15, 2013      TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB501 by Hernandez Luna (Relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty and to an annual report regarding the total value of forfeited property in this state.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize law enforcement agencies to transfer no more than 10 percent of the gross amount credited to the entity's criminal asset forfeiture fund into a special fund to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty. The bill also would require the Attorney General to produce an annual report of the total value of this forfeited property for each calendar year. It is assumed that the fiscal impact to the state would not be significant. The Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety anticipate any additional work resulting from the bill could be reasonably absorbed with current resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013. Local Government Impact There could be some administrative costs associated with establishing a separate special fund, and disbursing funds to eligible recipients; however, the fiscal impact to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant.    Source Agencies:302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety   LBB Staff:  UP, ESi, KKR, TP    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 15, 2013





  TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB501 by Hernandez Luna (Relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty and to an annual report regarding the total value of forfeited property in this state.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB501 by Hernandez Luna (Relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty and to an annual report regarding the total value of forfeited property in this state.), As Introduced

 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

HB501 by Hernandez Luna (Relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty and to an annual report regarding the total value of forfeited property in this state.), As Introduced

HB501 by Hernandez Luna (Relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty and to an annual report regarding the total value of forfeited property in this state.), 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 Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize law enforcement agencies to transfer no more than 10 percent of the gross amount credited to the entity's criminal asset forfeiture fund into a special fund to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty. The bill also would require the Attorney General to produce an annual report of the total value of this forfeited property for each calendar year. It is assumed that the fiscal impact to the state would not be significant. The Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety anticipate any additional work resulting from the bill could be reasonably absorbed with current resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize law enforcement agencies to transfer no more than 10 percent of the gross amount credited to the entity's criminal asset forfeiture fund into a special fund to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty. The bill also would require the Attorney General to produce an annual report of the total value of this forfeited property for each calendar year. It is assumed that the fiscal impact to the state would not be significant. The Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety anticipate any additional work resulting from the bill could be reasonably absorbed with current resources.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.

Local Government Impact

There could be some administrative costs associated with establishing a separate special fund, and disbursing funds to eligible recipients; however, the fiscal impact to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant.

Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety

302 Office of the Attorney General, 405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff: UP, ESi, KKR, TP

 UP, ESi, KKR, TP