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: HB1902 by Cook (Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.), As Introduced Creating a new criminal offense may result in an increase in demands upon state and 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. The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to the 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 state jail felony offense of jugging, committed when a person, with intent to commit monetary theft, targets or observes another person withdrawing money and subsequently physically follows or causes to be followed the person who made the withdrawal. When during commission of the offense, the person additionally commits burglary of a vehicle, the offense would be punishable as a third degree felony, or as a second degree felony when during commission the person additionally commits robbery or aggravated robbery.The Office of Court Administration indicates that the fiscal implications of the bill are indeterminate. While the Comptroller of Public Accounts indicates that the impact on state revenue cannot be estimated, it notes the potential for an increase in revenue due to court costs collected as a result of the prosecution of additional cases. Local Government ImpactWhile the fiscal impact cannot be determined, creating a new 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 confined locally. Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, MGol, AMr, 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: HB1902 by Cook (Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1902 by Cook (Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.), 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
HB1902 by Cook (Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.), As Introduced
HB1902 by Cook (Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.), As Introduced
Creating a new criminal offense may result in an increase in demands upon state and 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. The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to the 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 an increase in demands upon state and 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. The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to the 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 state jail felony offense of jugging, committed when a person, with intent to commit monetary theft, targets or observes another person withdrawing money and subsequently physically follows or causes to be followed the person who made the withdrawal. When during commission of the offense, the person additionally commits burglary of a vehicle, the offense would be punishable as a third degree felony, or as a second degree felony when during commission the person additionally commits robbery or aggravated robbery.The Office of Court Administration indicates that the fiscal implications of the bill are indeterminate. While the Comptroller of Public Accounts indicates that the impact on state revenue cannot be estimated, it notes the potential for an increase in revenue due to court costs collected as a result of the prosecution of additional cases.
Local Government Impact
While the fiscal impact cannot be determined, creating a new 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 confined locally.
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, AMr, DGI
JMc, MGol, AMr, DGI