LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 29, 2015 TO: Honorable Jim Murphy, Chair, House Committee on Corrections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3181 by Anderson, Rodney (relating to ethyl alcohol monitoring as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize a judge to require a defendant to wear or use an ethyl alcohol monitoring device in lieu of, or in addition to, an ignition interlocking device as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses. If the defendant does not own or regularly drive a motor vehicle then the judge is required to require the defendant to submit to ethyl alcohol monitoring. The bill would require costs for the device to be paid by the defendant unless waived or reduced based on ability to pay. Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. 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, KJo, GDz
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 29, 2015
TO: Honorable Jim Murphy, Chair, House Committee on Corrections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3181 by Anderson, Rodney (relating to ethyl alcohol monitoring as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Jim Murphy, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3181 by Anderson, Rodney (relating to ethyl alcohol monitoring as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Jim Murphy, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
Honorable Jim Murphy, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3181 by Anderson, Rodney (relating to ethyl alcohol monitoring as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB3181 by Anderson, Rodney (relating to ethyl alcohol monitoring as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses.), 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 Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize a judge to require a defendant to wear or use an ethyl alcohol monitoring device in lieu of, or in addition to, an ignition interlocking device as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses. If the defendant does not own or regularly drive a motor vehicle then the judge is required to require the defendant to submit to ethyl alcohol monitoring. The bill would require costs for the device to be paid by the defendant unless waived or reduced based on ability to pay. Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
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, KJo, GDz
UP, KJo, GDz