Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB335 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/01/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 1, 2021       TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB335 by Johnson (Relating to retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to require a court to notify a defendant or individual charged where the court is storing toxicological evidence for that offense that the applicable period for retention and preservation of the evidence has expired if the court has not previously delivered notice of the retention period for the toxicological evidence. 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.  Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, BH

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 1, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB335 by Johnson (Relating to retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB335 by Johnson (Relating to retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.), As Introduced

 Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence

 Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 SB335 by Johnson (Relating to retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.), As Introduced 

 SB335 by Johnson (Relating to retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.), 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 to require a court to notify a defendant or individual charged where the court is storing toxicological evidence for that offense that the applicable period for retention and preservation of the evidence has expired if the court has not previously delivered notice of the retention period for the toxicological evidence. 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.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to require a court to notify a defendant or individual charged where the court is storing toxicological evidence for that offense that the applicable period for retention and preservation of the evidence has expired if the court has not previously delivered notice of the retention period for the toxicological evidence.

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.

 Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin

212 Office of Court Admin

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, BH

JMc, SLE, BH