Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1308 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/15/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 14, 2021       TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1308 by Gonzlez, Mary (relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on best practice standards for the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would establish a task force to study best practice standards for the confinement of pregnant inmates in county jails. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) would appoint members to the nine person task force. The bill would also direct the task force to produce a written report no later than December 1, 2022. According to TCJS, the costs associated with the bill's provisions could be absorbed using existing resources.  Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 409 Commission on Jail Standards  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AF, KFB, KVEL

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 14, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1308 by Gonzlez, Mary (relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on best practice standards for the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted   

TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1308 by Gonzlez, Mary (relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on best practice standards for the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs

 Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB1308 by Gonzlez, Mary (relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on best practice standards for the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 

 HB1308 by Gonzlez, Mary (relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on best practice standards for the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails.), 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 establish a task force to study best practice standards for the confinement of pregnant inmates in county jails. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) would appoint members to the nine person task force. The bill would also direct the task force to produce a written report no later than December 1, 2022. According to TCJS, the costs associated with the bill's provisions could be absorbed using existing resources.

 Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: b > td > 409 Commission on Jail Standards

409 Commission on Jail Standards

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AF, KFB, KVEL

JMc, AF, KFB, KVEL