LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 18, 2021 TO: Honorable Nicole Collier, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1340 by Leach (Relating to the extent of a defendant s criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.), 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 imposing the death penalty on a defendant convicted of capital murder solely as a coconspirator if: the defendant was a major participant in a conspiracy to commit a felony; and, in attempting to carry out that conspiracy, one of the defendant's coconspirators acts with reckless indifference to human life and commits capital murder in furtherance of the conspiracy.Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill.This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions for criminal offenses would not result in a significant impact on state correctional agencies. Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin, 696 Department of Criminal Justice LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DKN, BH
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Nicole Collier, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1340 by Leach (Relating to the extent of a defendant s criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Nicole Collier, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1340 by Leach (Relating to the extent of a defendant s criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Nicole Collier, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Honorable Nicole Collier, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1340 by Leach (Relating to the extent of a defendant s criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB1340 by Leach (Relating to the extent of a defendant s criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.), 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 imposing the death penalty on a defendant convicted of capital murder solely as a coconspirator if: the defendant was a major participant in a conspiracy to commit a felony; and, in attempting to carry out that conspiracy, one of the defendant's coconspirators acts with reckless indifference to human life and commits capital murder in furtherance of the conspiracy.Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill.This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions for criminal offenses would not result in a significant impact on state correctional agencies.
This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions for criminal offenses would not result in a significant impact on state correctional agencies.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
212 Office of Court Admin, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DKN, BH
JMc, DKN, BH