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