LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 2, 2025 TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1713 by Plesa (Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of electric vehicle supply equipment.), As Introduced Increasing the penalty for an existing 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 the lack of statewide data necessary to identify cases of criminal mischief involving electric vehicle supply equipment. The bill would make the criminal penalty for criminal mischief in which the actor causes wholly or partly impairment or disruption to electric vehicle supply equipment, regardless of the amount of pecuniary loss, a third degree felony.The Office of Court Administration indicates that no significant impact to the state court system is anticipated. The Comptroller of Public Accounts indicates that the fiscal impact cannot be determined but that there could be an increase in state revenue associated with court costs.The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to the lack of statewide data necessary to identify cases of criminal mischief involving electric vehicle supply equipment. Based on the January 2025 Biennial Report on Adult Criminal Justice Populations, the fiscal year 2024 uniform cost per day was $2.73 for an adult on felony community supervision and $86.50 for an adult in a systemwide facility.Increasing a penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony would permit the punishment of juveniles by commitment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) and may lead to increased populations in juvenile state correctional facilities. Based on the January 2025 Biennial Report on Juvenile Justice Populations, the fiscal year 2024 uniform cost per day was $770.53 for a juvenile committed to TJJD and placed in a secure residential facility. Local Government ImpactWhile the fiscal impact cannot be determined, the impact upon local correctional resources would be dependent on the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community compared to the number of individuals sentenced to a term of confinement in a state correctional institution. Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, MGol, DGI
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 2, 2025
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1713 by Plesa (Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of electric vehicle supply equipment.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1713 by Plesa (Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of electric vehicle supply equipment.), 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
HB1713 by Plesa (Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of electric vehicle supply equipment.), As Introduced
HB1713 by Plesa (Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of electric vehicle supply equipment.), As Introduced
Increasing the penalty for an existing 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 the lack of statewide data necessary to identify cases of criminal mischief involving electric vehicle supply equipment.
Increasing the penalty for an existing 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 the lack of statewide data necessary to identify cases of criminal mischief involving electric vehicle supply equipment.
The bill would make the criminal penalty for criminal mischief in which the actor causes wholly or partly impairment or disruption to electric vehicle supply equipment, regardless of the amount of pecuniary loss, a third degree felony.The Office of Court Administration indicates that no significant impact to the state court system is anticipated. The Comptroller of Public Accounts indicates that the fiscal impact cannot be determined but that there could be an increase in state revenue associated with court costs.The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to the lack of statewide data necessary to identify cases of criminal mischief involving electric vehicle supply equipment. Based on the January 2025 Biennial Report on Adult Criminal Justice Populations, the fiscal year 2024 uniform cost per day was $2.73 for an adult on felony community supervision and $86.50 for an adult in a systemwide facility.Increasing a penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony would permit the punishment of juveniles by commitment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) and may lead to increased populations in juvenile state correctional facilities. Based on the January 2025 Biennial Report on Juvenile Justice Populations, the fiscal year 2024 uniform cost per day was $770.53 for a juvenile committed to TJJD and placed in a secure residential facility.
Local Government Impact
While the fiscal impact cannot be determined, the impact upon local correctional resources would be dependent on the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community compared to the number of individuals sentenced to a term of confinement in a state correctional institution.
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, MGol, DGI
JMc, MGol, DGI