LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 5, 2023 TO: Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB898 by Stucky (Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would increase the penalties punishable by fine for the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway. The bill would increase the penalty to a Class A misdemeanor when the offense results in serious bodily injury to another and to a state jail felony in the case of a second or subsequent offense. The bill would authorize the court to suspended a person's driver's license in a case with a previous conviction for the offense and to discharge all or part of the fine or costs assessed by performance of community service. The Office of Court Administration and the Department of Public Safety anticipate no significant fiscal impact to the state. 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 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, 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AAL, LBO, DGI
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 5, 2023
TO: Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB898 by Stucky (Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB898 by Stucky (Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB898 by Stucky (Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
HB898 by Stucky (Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would increase the penalties punishable by fine for the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway. The bill would increase the penalty to a Class A misdemeanor when the offense results in serious bodily injury to another and to a state jail felony in the case of a second or subsequent offense. The bill would authorize the court to suspended a person's driver's license in a case with a previous conviction for the offense and to discharge all or part of the fine or costs assessed by performance of community service. The Office of Court Administration and the Department of Public Safety anticipate no significant fiscal impact to the state. 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.
The Office of Court Administration and the Department of Public Safety anticipate no significant fiscal impact to the state. 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
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, 405 Department of Public Safety
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AAL, LBO, DGI
JMc, AAL, LBO, DGI