Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1442 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 05/11/2023

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             May 11, 2023       TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1442 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would make the offense of obstructing a highway or passageway if committed while operating a motor vehicle and engaging in a reckless driving exhibition and the offense of racing on a highway subject to penalty enhancement one category higher if the offense is committed while engaging in certain organized criminal activities. The bill would make certain property and proceeds related to such offenses subject to asset forfeiture.The Office of Court Administration anticipates no significant fiscal impact to the state court system. It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.  Local Government ImpactIt is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.  Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DDel, LBO, ESch, DGI

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 11, 2023

 

 

  TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1442 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted   

TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1442 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition.), Committee Report 2nd 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 

 HB1442 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted 

 HB1442 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would make the offense of obstructing a highway or passageway if committed while operating a motor vehicle and engaging in a reckless driving exhibition and the offense of racing on a highway subject to penalty enhancement one category higher if the offense is committed while engaging in certain organized criminal activities. The bill would make certain property and proceeds related to such offenses subject to asset forfeiture.The Office of Court Administration anticipates no significant fiscal impact to the state court system. It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.

 Local Government Impact

It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety

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

JMc, DDel, LBO, ESch, DGI