LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 17, 2023 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB420 by Slawson (Relating to the offense of providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor; increasing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would increase from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony the penalty for purchasing alcohol for or furnishing alcohol to a minor if the minor, as a result of the consumption of the alcoholic beverage, caused another person to suffer serious bodily injury or death.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. While it is assumed that any state revenue impact would not be significant, it would be dependent on the number of offenses committed and the associated court costs. 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 LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DDel, LBO, MGol, SZ, DGI
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 17, 2023
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB420 by Slawson (Relating to the offense of providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor; increasing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB420 by Slawson (Relating to the offense of providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor; increasing a criminal penalty.), 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
HB420 by Slawson (Relating to the offense of providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor; increasing a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
HB420 by Slawson (Relating to the offense of providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor; increasing a criminal penalty.), 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 increase from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony the penalty for purchasing alcohol for or furnishing alcohol to a minor if the minor, as a result of the consumption of the alcoholic beverage, caused another person to suffer serious bodily injury or death.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. While it is assumed that any state revenue impact would not be significant, it would be dependent on the number of offenses committed and the associated court costs.
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
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DDel, LBO, MGol, SZ, DGI
JMc, DDel, LBO, MGol, SZ, DGI