Texas 2025 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1631 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 03/19/2025

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             March 19, 2025       TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1631 by Gmez (Relating to the duration of a child's detention following a detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.), As Introduced     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.  Local Government ImpactThere may be a negative fiscal impact to local courts and local juvenile probation departments, but the extent of the impact cannot be determined. Local juvenile probation departments (JPDs) may need additional probation staff to attend any additional hearings as required by the bill. JPDs may also need increased indigent defense budgets and travel budgets for departments without detention centers.Local courts may be required to hold additional hearings, held weekly instead of biweekly, which would add to court dockets and general workload.   Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 644 Juvenile Justice Department  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, MGol, CSh, AF

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 19, 2025

 

 

  TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1631 by Gmez (Relating to the duration of a child's detention following a detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1631 by Gmez (Relating to the duration of a child's detention following a detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.), As Introduced

 Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

 Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB1631 by Gmez (Relating to the duration of a child's detention following a detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.), As Introduced 

 HB1631 by Gmez (Relating to the duration of a child's detention following a detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.), As Introduced 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

 Local Government Impact

There may be a negative fiscal impact to local courts and local juvenile probation departments, but the extent of the impact cannot be determined. Local juvenile probation departments (JPDs) may need additional probation staff to attend any additional hearings as required by the bill. JPDs may also need increased indigent defense budgets and travel budgets for departments without detention centers.Local courts may be required to hold additional hearings, held weekly instead of biweekly, which would add to court dockets and general workload. 

Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 644 Juvenile Justice Department

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 644 Juvenile Justice Department

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, MGol, CSh, AF

JMc, MGol, CSh, AF