LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 25, 2013 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1348 by West (Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Penal Code to increase the punishment for unlawful transfer of a weapon from a Class A misdemeanor to a third degree felony. The bill also adds unlawful purchase of weapons and knowingly making a false or misleading statement for purposes of complying with the national instant criminal background check system to the definition of this offense. The bill also adds any firearm to certain provisions of this statute. The bill would increase the maximum term of imprisonment to 15 years if a person directed, managed or supervised five or more persons engaged in certain violations of this offense. The bill increases the penalty for unlawful transfer of weapons and expands the definition of this offense. Increasing the penalty and expanding the definition for any criminal offense is expected to increase demands on state and/or county correctional agency resources due to longer terms of community supervision, county jail confinement, state correctional institution confinement, and/or parole. In the case of the bill, it is assumed that the number of offenders supervised or incarcerated under this statute would not significantly impact state correctional agencies workload and programs Local Government Impact Implementing the bills provisions could increase the number of offenders remanded to state prisons rather than county jails. This change is expected to reduce demands on county resources. The average cost per day to house an inmate in a county jail varies by county. Savings to local entities would depend on the number of individuals convicted under this section; however, the fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, ESi, GG, JPo
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 25, 2013
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1348 by West (Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1348 by West (Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons.), As Introduced
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1348 by West (Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons.), As Introduced
SB1348 by West (Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons.), 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 Penal Code to increase the punishment for unlawful transfer of a weapon from a Class A misdemeanor to a third degree felony. The bill also adds unlawful purchase of weapons and knowingly making a false or misleading statement for purposes of complying with the national instant criminal background check system to the definition of this offense. The bill also adds any firearm to certain provisions of this statute. The bill would increase the maximum term of imprisonment to 15 years if a person directed, managed or supervised five or more persons engaged in certain violations of this offense. The bill increases the penalty for unlawful transfer of weapons and expands the definition of this offense. Increasing the penalty and expanding the definition for any criminal offense is expected to increase demands on state and/or county correctional agency resources due to longer terms of community supervision, county jail confinement, state correctional institution confinement, and/or parole. In the case of the bill, it is assumed that the number of offenders supervised or incarcerated under this statute would not significantly impact state correctional agencies workload and programs
The bill would amend the Penal Code to increase the punishment for unlawful transfer of a weapon from a Class A misdemeanor to a third degree felony. The bill also adds unlawful purchase of weapons and knowingly making a false or misleading statement for purposes of complying with the national instant criminal background check system to the definition of this offense. The bill also adds any firearm to certain provisions of this statute. The bill would increase the maximum term of imprisonment to 15 years if a person directed, managed or supervised five or more persons engaged in certain violations of this offense.
Local Government Impact
Implementing the bills provisions could increase the number of offenders remanded to state prisons rather than county jails. This change is expected to reduce demands on county resources. The average cost per day to house an inmate in a county jail varies by county. Savings to local entities would depend on the number of individuals convicted under this section; however, the fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant.
Implementing the bills provisions could increase the number of offenders remanded to state prisons rather than county jails. This change is expected to reduce demands on county resources. The average cost per day to house an inmate in a county jail varies by county. Savings to local entities would depend on the number of individuals convicted under this section; however, the fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: UP, ESi, GG, JPo
UP, ESi, GG, JPo