Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB503 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/16/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 16, 2021       TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB503 by Miles (Relating to creating the criminal offense of failing to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities by certain persons.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to create Class A misdemeanor of failing to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities by certain persons.It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.  Local Government ImpactA Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both. Costs associated with enforcement, prosecution and confinement could likely be absorbed within existing resources. Revenue gain from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal implication. No other fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 530 Family & Protective Services  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DKN, CMA, ANE

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 16, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB503 by Miles (Relating to creating the criminal offense of failing to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities by certain persons.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted   

TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB503 by Miles (Relating to creating the criminal offense of failing to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities by certain persons.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

 Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 SB503 by Miles (Relating to creating the criminal offense of failing to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities by certain persons.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 

 SB503 by Miles (Relating to creating the criminal offense of failing to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities by certain persons.), 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 Health and Safety Code to create Class A misdemeanor of failing to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities by certain persons.It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

 Local Government Impact

A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both. Costs associated with enforcement, prosecution and confinement could likely be absorbed within existing resources. Revenue gain from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal implication. No other fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: b > td > 530 Family & Protective Services

530 Family & Protective Services

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DKN, CMA, ANE

JMc, DKN, CMA, ANE