Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1059 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/04/2023

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 4, 2023       TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1059 by Thierry (Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting or referring to juvenile court certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution, to the provision of services to those persons, and to the prosecution of related criminal offenses.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would remove the offense of prostitution from the offenses constituting delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision and prohibit the referral of a child to a juvenile court for such conduct. The bill would prohibit prosecution for an offense of prostitution that the person committed when younger than 17 years of age. The bill would establish that it is not a defense to prosecution for the offense of trafficking of persons or certain offenses related to soliciting or promotion of prostitution that the person who engaged in conduct constituting the offense of prostitution may not be prosecuted for that conduct as provided by the provisions of the bill. The bill would require a law enforcement officer who suspects that a child may be a victim of a child trafficking offense or may have engaged in conduct constituting the offense of prostitution to transfer the child to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) for rehabilitation.It is assumed that any fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.  Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 644 Juvenile Justice Department  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DDel, LBO, ESch

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 4, 2023

 

 

  TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1059 by Thierry (Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting or referring to juvenile court certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution, to the provision of services to those persons, and to the prosecution of related criminal offenses.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1059 by Thierry (Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting or referring to juvenile court certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution, to the provision of services to those persons, and to the prosecution of related criminal offenses.), As Introduced

 Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues

 Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB1059 by Thierry (Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting or referring to juvenile court certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution, to the provision of services to those persons, and to the prosecution of related criminal offenses.), As Introduced 

 HB1059 by Thierry (Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting or referring to juvenile court certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution, to the provision of services to those persons, and to the prosecution of related criminal offenses.), As Introduced 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would remove the offense of prostitution from the offenses constituting delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision and prohibit the referral of a child to a juvenile court for such conduct. The bill would prohibit prosecution for an offense of prostitution that the person committed when younger than 17 years of age. The bill would establish that it is not a defense to prosecution for the offense of trafficking of persons or certain offenses related to soliciting or promotion of prostitution that the person who engaged in conduct constituting the offense of prostitution may not be prosecuted for that conduct as provided by the provisions of the bill. The bill would require a law enforcement officer who suspects that a child may be a victim of a child trafficking offense or may have engaged in conduct constituting the offense of prostitution to transfer the child to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) for rehabilitation.It is assumed that any fiscal impact and any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.

 Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 644 Juvenile Justice Department

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 644 Juvenile Justice Department

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DDel, LBO, ESch

JMc, DDel, LBO, ESch