LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 16, 2017 TO: Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB670 by Canales (Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow the expunction of an individual's criminal records under certain circumstances. It is assumed the costs of implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.This bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact The bill could result in possible, if undetermined, fiscal impacts on local law enforcement agencies, to the degree local law enforcement agencies maintain records subject to expunction or are involved in the expunction process. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council LBB Staff: UP, KJo, AI, FR, JGA, WP LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 16, 2017 TO: Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB670 by Canales (Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB670 by Canales (Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB670 by Canales (Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB670 by Canales (Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses), 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 to allow the expunction of an individual's criminal records under certain circumstances. It is assumed the costs of implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.This bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact The bill could result in possible, if undetermined, fiscal impacts on local law enforcement agencies, to the degree local law enforcement agencies maintain records subject to expunction or are involved in the expunction process. Source Agencies: 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, 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council LBB Staff: UP, KJo, AI, FR, JGA, WP UP, KJo, AI, FR, JGA, WP