LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 8, 2013 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB264 by Huffman (Relating to the addition of certain substances to Penalty Groups 1-A and 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for criminal prosecution and other purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code as it relates to the addition of certain substances to the list of Penalty Group 1-A and 2 substances in the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Under current law, possession of a Penalty Group 1-A and 2 substances are punishable at various felony levels and punishment is based on the amount of substance possessed. This analysis assumes the Department of Public Safety could implement the provisions of the bill within existing appropriations. Expanding the list of substances for which possession is a criminal offense is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties or of the state due to longer terms of probation, or longer terms of confinement in county jail, state jail, or prison. For this analysis, it is assumed the number of offenders convicted under 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 and services of those agencies. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: UP, LM, ESi, GG
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 8, 2013
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB264 by Huffman (Relating to the addition of certain substances to Penalty Groups 1-A and 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for criminal prosecution and other purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB264 by Huffman (Relating to the addition of certain substances to Penalty Groups 1-A and 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for criminal prosecution and other purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
SB264 by Huffman (Relating to the addition of certain substances to Penalty Groups 1-A and 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for criminal prosecution and other purposes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB264 by Huffman (Relating to the addition of certain substances to Penalty Groups 1-A and 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for criminal prosecution and other purposes.), 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 Health and Safety Code as it relates to the addition of certain substances to the list of Penalty Group 1-A and 2 substances in the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Under current law, possession of a Penalty Group 1-A and 2 substances are punishable at various felony levels and punishment is based on the amount of substance possessed. This analysis assumes the Department of Public Safety could implement the provisions of the bill within existing appropriations. Expanding the list of substances for which possession is a criminal offense is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties or of the state due to longer terms of probation, or longer terms of confinement in county jail, state jail, or prison. For this analysis, it is assumed the number of offenders convicted under 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 and services of those agencies.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code as it relates to the addition of certain substances to the list of Penalty Group 1-A and 2 substances in the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Under current law, possession of a Penalty Group 1-A and 2 substances are punishable at various felony levels and punishment is based on the amount of substance possessed.
This analysis assumes the Department of Public Safety could implement the provisions of the bill within existing appropriations. Expanding the list of substances for which possession is a criminal offense is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties or of the state due to longer terms of probation, or longer terms of confinement in county jail, state jail, or prison. For this analysis, it is assumed the number of offenders convicted under 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 and services of those agencies.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety
405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: UP, LM, ESi, GG
UP, LM, ESi, GG