LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 31, 2023 TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB576 by Menndez (relating to the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend requirements related to reports of criminal conduct to a law enforcement agency by the Department of Family and Protective Services. The bill would create a rebuttable presumption that any transfer, appropriation, or use of an elderly individual's money or other property by a paid or unpaid caregiver of the person constitutes an offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual if it is shown that the actor knew or should have known that, at the time of the offense, the elderly individual had been diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or a related disorder.The Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission both indicate that no significant fiscal impact is anticipated. 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 ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NPe, LBO, ESch
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 31, 2023
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB576 by Menndez (relating to the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB576 by Menndez (relating to the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB576 by Menndez (relating to the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB576 by Menndez (relating to the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.), 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 amend requirements related to reports of criminal conduct to a law enforcement agency by the Department of Family and Protective Services. The bill would create a rebuttable presumption that any transfer, appropriation, or use of an elderly individual's money or other property by a paid or unpaid caregiver of the person constitutes an offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual if it is shown that the actor knew or should have known that, at the time of the offense, the elderly individual had been diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or a related disorder.The Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission both indicate that no significant fiscal impact is anticipated. 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 Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission both indicate that no significant fiscal impact is anticipated. 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
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NPe, LBO, ESch
JMc, NPe, LBO, ESch