LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 3, 2023 TO: Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Border Security FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB2424 by Birdwell (Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Creating a new criminal offense may result in additional demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the prevalence of conduct outlined in the bill's provisions that would be subject to criminal penalties. The bill would create the Class A misdemeanor offense of improper entry from a foreign nation. The penalty would be increased to a state jail felony in the case of a previous conviction of the offense and be increased to a second or first degree felony in the case of certain previous felony convictions. The Office of Court Administration and the Comptroller of Public Accounts both indicate that the fiscal impact cannot be determined.The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the prevalence of conduct outlined in the bill's provisions that would be subject to criminal penalties. Local Government ImpactWhile the fiscal impact to units of local government cannot be determined, creating a new criminal offense may result in additional demands upon local correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement. Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, DDel, LBO
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 3, 2023
TO: Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Border Security FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB2424 by Birdwell (Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Border Security
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB2424 by Birdwell (Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Border Security
Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Border Security
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB2424 by Birdwell (Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB2424 by Birdwell (Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Creating a new criminal offense may result in additional demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the prevalence of conduct outlined in the bill's provisions that would be subject to criminal penalties.
Creating a new criminal offense may result in additional demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the prevalence of conduct outlined in the bill's provisions that would be subject to criminal penalties.
The bill would create the Class A misdemeanor offense of improper entry from a foreign nation. The penalty would be increased to a state jail felony in the case of a previous conviction of the offense and be increased to a second or first degree felony in the case of certain previous felony convictions. The Office of Court Administration and the Comptroller of Public Accounts both indicate that the fiscal impact cannot be determined.The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the prevalence of conduct outlined in the bill's provisions that would be subject to criminal penalties.
The Office of Court Administration and the Comptroller of Public Accounts both indicate that the fiscal impact cannot be determined.The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the prevalence of conduct outlined in the bill's provisions that would be subject to criminal penalties.
The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the prevalence of conduct outlined in the bill's provisions that would be subject to criminal penalties.
Local Government Impact
While the fiscal impact to units of local government cannot be determined, creating a new criminal offense may result in additional demands upon local correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement.
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
JMc, DDel, LBO