LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 28, 2023 TO: Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB914 by Hefner (Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would expand the conduct constituting the offense of tampering with a governmental record to include tampering with a temporary vehicle registration tag or a temporary dealer or manufacturer license plate and make it punishable as a Class A misdemeanor regardless of intent. 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 ImpactWhile it is assumed that the fiscal impact to units of local government related to enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant, it would be dependent on the number of offenses committed and the associated court costs. 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, DGI
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 28, 2023
TO: Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB914 by Hefner (Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB914 by Hefner (Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB914 by Hefner (Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB914 by Hefner (Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would expand the conduct constituting the offense of tampering with a governmental record to include tampering with a temporary vehicle registration tag or a temporary dealer or manufacturer license plate and make it punishable as a Class A misdemeanor regardless of intent. 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
While it is assumed that the fiscal impact to units of local government related to enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant, it would be dependent on the number of offenses committed and the associated court costs.
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, DGI
JMc, DDel, LBO, DGI