LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 8, 2013 TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB734 by Murphy (Relating to enhancing the penalties for certain repeat and habitual misdemeanor offenders.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require a defendant to be punished by a fine of not more than $4,000 and not less than $2,000, confinement in jail for not more than one year or less than 180 days, or both, if it is shown on the trial that the defendant had been previously convicted two or more times of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or any degree of felony. Local Government Impact The bill would require increased punishments for certain offenders, which would lead to increases in fines and increases in time spent in county jails. The Harris County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson County Adult Probation, the Wharton County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and the Bexar County Community Supervision and Corrections Department reported no significant fiscal impact associated with the bill. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, ESi, SD, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 8, 2013
TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB734 by Murphy (Relating to enhancing the penalties for certain repeat and habitual misdemeanor offenders.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB734 by Murphy (Relating to enhancing the penalties for certain repeat and habitual misdemeanor offenders.), 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
HB734 by Murphy (Relating to enhancing the penalties for certain repeat and habitual misdemeanor offenders.), As Introduced
HB734 by Murphy (Relating to enhancing the penalties for certain repeat and habitual misdemeanor offenders.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require a defendant to be punished by a fine of not more than $4,000 and not less than $2,000, confinement in jail for not more than one year or less than 180 days, or both, if it is shown on the trial that the defendant had been previously convicted two or more times of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or any degree of felony.
The bill would require a defendant to be punished by a fine of not more than $4,000 and not less than $2,000, confinement in jail for not more than one year or less than 180 days, or both, if it is shown on the trial that the defendant had been previously convicted two or more times of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or any degree of felony.
Local Government Impact
The bill would require increased punishments for certain offenders, which would lead to increases in fines and increases in time spent in county jails. The Harris County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson County Adult Probation, the Wharton County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and the Bexar County Community Supervision and Corrections Department reported no significant fiscal impact associated with the bill.
The bill would require increased punishments for certain offenders, which would lead to increases in fines and increases in time spent in county jails.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson County Adult Probation, the Wharton County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and the Bexar County Community Supervision and Corrections Department reported no significant fiscal impact associated with the bill.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: UP, ESi, SD, KKR
UP, ESi, SD, KKR