LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 24, 2015 TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB634 by Metcalf (Relating to the rights of a guardian of a person in the criminal justice system.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure and Government Code as it relates to certain rights of a guardian of a person in the criminal justice system. The bill's provisions would require the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to establish reasonable rules, procedures, and policies, as described in the bill, regarding visitation of a prisoner at a county jail or TDCJ correctional institution by a guardian. TDCJ and TCJS anticipate any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:409 Commission on Jail Standards, 644 Juvenile Justice Department, 696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: UP, FR, AI, JN, KVe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 24, 2015
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB634 by Metcalf (Relating to the rights of a guardian of a person in the criminal justice system.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB634 by Metcalf (Relating to the rights of a guardian of a person in the criminal justice system.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB634 by Metcalf (Relating to the rights of a guardian of a person in the criminal justice system.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB634 by Metcalf (Relating to the rights of a guardian of a person in the criminal justice system.), 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 and Government Code as it relates to certain rights of a guardian of a person in the criminal justice system. The bill's provisions would require the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to establish reasonable rules, procedures, and policies, as described in the bill, regarding visitation of a prisoner at a county jail or TDCJ correctional institution by a guardian. TDCJ and TCJS anticipate any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 409 Commission on Jail Standards, 644 Juvenile Justice Department, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
409 Commission on Jail Standards, 644 Juvenile Justice Department, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff: UP, FR, AI, JN, KVe
UP, FR, AI, JN, KVe