Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3341 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 03/27/2023

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             March 27, 2023       TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Corrections     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB3341 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age.), As Introduced     Although the bill would result in an increase in the workload for all courts, the fiscal implications cannot be determined because the number of defendants who would file a petition for an order of nondisclosure under the provisions of the bill is unknown.The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill would provide for a procedure where a person could petition the court for an order of nondisclosure for an offense that the person committed when he or she was younger than 25 years of age. Under the provisions of the bill, the offense at issue could be any misdemeanor or felony other than one for which a judge cannot grant community supervision or one for which a judge entered an affirmative finding of a deadly weapon on the judgment in the case. The bill would require a person to satisfy other requirements to be eligible for the order.Based on the analysis provided by the Office of Court Administration, implementing the provisions of the bill would result in an increase in the workload for all courts. However, the fiscal impact cannot be determined because there is no data available to estimate the number of defendants who would file a petition for the order.  Local Government ImpactThe bill is expected to increase the workload of all local courts. However, the fiscal impact cannot be determined because there is no data available to estimate the number of defendants who would file a petition for the order.  Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DDel, MW, BH

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 27, 2023

 

 

  TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Corrections     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB3341 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3341 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age.), As Introduced

 Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Corrections

 Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Corrections

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB3341 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age.), As Introduced 

 HB3341 by Johnson, Ann (Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age.), As Introduced 



Although the bill would result in an increase in the workload for all courts, the fiscal implications cannot be determined because the number of defendants who would file a petition for an order of nondisclosure under the provisions of the bill is unknown.The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

Although the bill would result in an increase in the workload for all courts, the fiscal implications cannot be determined because the number of defendants who would file a petition for an order of nondisclosure under the provisions of the bill is unknown.The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.



The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

The bill would provide for a procedure where a person could petition the court for an order of nondisclosure for an offense that the person committed when he or she was younger than 25 years of age. Under the provisions of the bill, the offense at issue could be any misdemeanor or felony other than one for which a judge cannot grant community supervision or one for which a judge entered an affirmative finding of a deadly weapon on the judgment in the case. The bill would require a person to satisfy other requirements to be eligible for the order.Based on the analysis provided by the Office of Court Administration, implementing the provisions of the bill would result in an increase in the workload for all courts. However, the fiscal impact cannot be determined because there is no data available to estimate the number of defendants who would file a petition for the order.

 Local Government Impact

The bill is expected to increase the workload of all local courts. However, the fiscal impact cannot be determined because there is no data available to estimate the number of defendants who would file a petition for the order.

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DDel, MW, BH

JMc, DDel, MW, BH