LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 13, 2017 TO: Honorable Roland Gutierrez, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB322 by Canales (Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain veterans and the waiver of fees and costs charged for the expunction.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Government Code to require the automatic expunction of arrest records and files with no assessment of fees related to expunction for a person who had a case dismissed as a result of the successful completion of a veterans court program. It is assumed the provisions of this bill would have no significant fiscal impact.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact The bill would waive certain fees for expunction of records in the veterans court. There would be a revenue loss to local governments; however, fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: UP, WP, FR, BM, AI, JAW, KVe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 13, 2017
TO: Honorable Roland Gutierrez, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB322 by Canales (Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain veterans and the waiver of fees and costs charged for the expunction.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Roland Gutierrez, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB322 by Canales (Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain veterans and the waiver of fees and costs charged for the expunction.), As Introduced
Honorable Roland Gutierrez, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Honorable Roland Gutierrez, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB322 by Canales (Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain veterans and the waiver of fees and costs charged for the expunction.), As Introduced
HB322 by Canales (Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain veterans and the waiver of fees and costs charged for the expunction.), As Introduced
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 the Government Code to require the automatic expunction of arrest records and files with no assessment of fees related to expunction for a person who had a case dismissed as a result of the successful completion of a veterans court program. It is assumed the provisions of this bill would have no significant fiscal impact.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
The bill would waive certain fees for expunction of records in the veterans court. There would be a revenue loss to local governments; however, fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: UP, WP, FR, BM, AI, JAW, KVe
UP, WP, FR, BM, AI, JAW, KVe