LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 21, 2015 TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB327 by Wu (Relating to a study on the availability of information regarding convictions and deferred dispositions for certain fine-only misdemeanors.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Office of Court Administration to conduct a study on the public availability of Class C misdemeanor conviction records as well as the public availability of records relating to a suspension of sentence and deferral of final disposition. The study would need to be completed by January 1, 2017. It is assumed the agency could absorb the costs of this study within current resources. Local Government Impact There may be cost to local courts; however, no significant fiscal implication is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: UP, JAW, FR, AI, KVe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 21, 2015
TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB327 by Wu (Relating to a study on the availability of information regarding convictions and deferred dispositions for certain fine-only misdemeanors.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB327 by Wu (Relating to a study on the availability of information regarding convictions and deferred dispositions for certain fine-only misdemeanors.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB327 by Wu (Relating to a study on the availability of information regarding convictions and deferred dispositions for certain fine-only misdemeanors.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB327 by Wu (Relating to a study on the availability of information regarding convictions and deferred dispositions for certain fine-only misdemeanors.), 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 require the Office of Court Administration to conduct a study on the public availability of Class C misdemeanor conviction records as well as the public availability of records relating to a suspension of sentence and deferral of final disposition. The study would need to be completed by January 1, 2017. It is assumed the agency could absorb the costs of this study within current resources.
Local Government Impact
There may be cost to local courts; however, no significant fiscal implication 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, JAW, FR, AI, KVe
UP, JAW, FR, AI, KVe