LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 26, 2015 TO: Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB324 by Dutton (Relating to a requirement that a peace officer obtain a search warrant before conducting a body cavity search during a traffic stop.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to prohibit a peace officer from conducting a body cavity search during a traffic stop unless the officer first obtains a search warrant authorizing the body cavity search. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill could be implemented within 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, 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: UP, ESi, AI, EK, JAW LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 26, 2015 TO: Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB324 by Dutton (Relating to a requirement that a peace officer obtain a search warrant before conducting a body cavity search during a traffic stop.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB324 by Dutton (Relating to a requirement that a peace officer obtain a search warrant before conducting a body cavity search during a traffic stop.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB324 by Dutton (Relating to a requirement that a peace officer obtain a search warrant before conducting a body cavity search during a traffic stop.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB324 by Dutton (Relating to a requirement that a peace officer obtain a search warrant before conducting a body cavity search during a traffic stop.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to prohibit a peace officer from conducting a body cavity search during a traffic stop unless the officer first obtains a search warrant authorizing the body cavity search. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill could be implemented within 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, 405 Department of Public Safety 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: UP, ESi, AI, EK, JAW UP, ESi, AI, EK, JAW