LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 24, 2015 TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB381 by Burkett (relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle; increasing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle or rail car. The bill would align the punishment for burglary of a vehicle or rail car to the amount of pecuniary loss of tangible personal property. Under the provisions of the bill, burglary of a vehicle or rail car would be punishable at all felony degrees with the punishment degree based on the circumstances of the offense. This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional agencies. Local Government Impact The bill would amend the conditions which constitute a Class A misdemeanor to consist of pecuniary loss of less than $1,500. A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both. Costs associated with enforcement, prosecution, and confinement could likely be absorbed with existing resources. Revenue from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal impact. Source Agencies:696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: UP, KJo, LM, KVe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 24, 2015
TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB381 by Burkett (relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle; increasing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB381 by Burkett (relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle; increasing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB381 by Burkett (relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle; increasing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB381 by Burkett (relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle; increasing a criminal penalty.), 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 Penal Code as it relates to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle or rail car. The bill would align the punishment for burglary of a vehicle or rail car to the amount of pecuniary loss of tangible personal property. Under the provisions of the bill, burglary of a vehicle or rail car would be punishable at all felony degrees with the punishment degree based on the circumstances of the offense. This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional agencies.
The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle or rail car. The bill would align the punishment for burglary of a vehicle or rail car to the amount of pecuniary loss of tangible personal property. Under the provisions of the bill, burglary of a vehicle or rail car would be punishable at all felony degrees with the punishment degree based on the circumstances of the offense. This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional agencies.
Local Government Impact
The bill would amend the conditions which constitute a Class A misdemeanor to consist of pecuniary loss of less than $1,500. A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both. Costs associated with enforcement, prosecution, and confinement could likely be absorbed with existing resources. Revenue from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal impact.
Source Agencies: 696 Department of Criminal Justice
696 Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff: UP, KJo, LM, KVe
UP, KJo, LM, KVe