LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 25, 2025 TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1795 by Ancha (relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of cockfighting.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would increase punishment for certain Class A misdemeanor conduct constituting the offenses of dog fighting and cockfighting to state jail felony punishment. 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 ImpactIt is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant. 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 25, 2025
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1795 by Ancha (relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of cockfighting.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1795 by Ancha (relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of cockfighting.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
HB1795 by Ancha (relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of cockfighting.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB1795 by Ancha (relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of cockfighting.), 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 increase punishment for certain Class A misdemeanor conduct constituting the offenses of dog fighting and cockfighting to state jail felony punishment. 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.
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
It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.
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