LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 19, 2013 TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB967 by Turner, Sylvester (Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on relevant scientific evidence.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to add a new Article 11.073 to allow a court to grant relief to a convicted person on an application for a writ of habeas corpus in cases in which relevant scientific evidence that was not available at trial (or at the time of an initial application for a writ of habeas corpus) is discovered, is admissible, and the court finds that had the scientific evidence been presented at trial, it is reasonably probable that the person would not have been convicted. To the extent the bill would amend court procedures and result in an increase in the number of filed applications for habeas corpus writs, the increase in court workloads statewide is not anticipated to be significant. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013, and applies only to applications for writs of habeas corpus filed on or after that date. 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, AM, ESi
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 19, 2013
TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB967 by Turner, Sylvester (Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on relevant scientific evidence.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB967 by Turner, Sylvester (Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on relevant scientific evidence.), 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
HB967 by Turner, Sylvester (Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on relevant scientific evidence.), As Introduced
HB967 by Turner, Sylvester (Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on relevant scientific evidence.), 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 add a new Article 11.073 to allow a court to grant relief to a convicted person on an application for a writ of habeas corpus in cases in which relevant scientific evidence that was not available at trial (or at the time of an initial application for a writ of habeas corpus) is discovered, is admissible, and the court finds that had the scientific evidence been presented at trial, it is reasonably probable that the person would not have been convicted. To the extent the bill would amend court procedures and result in an increase in the number of filed applications for habeas corpus writs, the increase in court workloads statewide is not anticipated to be significant. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013, and applies only to applications for writs of habeas corpus filed on or after that date.
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, AM, ESi
UP, AM, ESi