LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 14, 2025 TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB200 by Buckley (Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.), As Introduced Allowing for earlier consideration for release onto parole may result in reduced demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible decrease in the length of stay for individuals sentenced to a term of confinement. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the lack of data to identify mass shooting cases or to estimate the rate of approval for release onto parole for individuals who would be eligible under the bill's provisions, the subsequent number of individuals released, and the timing of such release. The bill would make changes relating to eligibility for release onto parole for individuals convicted of felony offenses committed when younger than 18 years of age except in cases when the offense was an aggravated assault, murder, or capital murder occurring as part of a mass shooting. The bill would require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to adopt a policy establishing factors for a parole panel to consider when reviewing for release on parole an inmate who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the offense for which the inmate is eligible for release on parole was committed. The bill would apply to individuals confined in state correctional institutions on or after the bill's effective date, regardless of whether the offense for which they are confined occurred before, on, or after the effective date.The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the rate of approval for release onto parole for individuals who would be eligible under the bill's provisions, the subsequent number of individuals released, and the timing of such release. Based on the January 2025 Biennial Report on Adult Criminal Justice Populations, Fiscal Years 2018 to 2030, the fiscal year 2024 uniform cost per day was $86.50 for an adult in a systemwide facility and $4.69 for an adult on active parole supervision. 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, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, MGol, AMr, DGI
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 14, 2025
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB200 by Buckley (Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB200 by Buckley (Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.), 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
HB200 by Buckley (Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.), As Introduced
HB200 by Buckley (Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.), As Introduced
Allowing for earlier consideration for release onto parole may result in reduced demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible decrease in the length of stay for individuals sentenced to a term of confinement. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the lack of data to identify mass shooting cases or to estimate the rate of approval for release onto parole for individuals who would be eligible under the bill's provisions, the subsequent number of individuals released, and the timing of such release.
Allowing for earlier consideration for release onto parole may result in reduced demands upon state correctional resources due to a possible decrease in the length of stay for individuals sentenced to a term of confinement. The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the lack of data to identify mass shooting cases or to estimate the rate of approval for release onto parole for individuals who would be eligible under the bill's provisions, the subsequent number of individuals released, and the timing of such release.
The bill would make changes relating to eligibility for release onto parole for individuals convicted of felony offenses committed when younger than 18 years of age except in cases when the offense was an aggravated assault, murder, or capital murder occurring as part of a mass shooting. The bill would require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to adopt a policy establishing factors for a parole panel to consider when reviewing for release on parole an inmate who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the offense for which the inmate is eligible for release on parole was committed. The bill would apply to individuals confined in state correctional institutions on or after the bill's effective date, regardless of whether the offense for which they are confined occurred before, on, or after the effective date.The impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources cannot be determined due to a lack of data to estimate the rate of approval for release onto parole for individuals who would be eligible under the bill's provisions, the subsequent number of individuals released, and the timing of such release. Based on the January 2025 Biennial Report on Adult Criminal Justice Populations, Fiscal Years 2018 to 2030, the fiscal year 2024 uniform cost per day was $86.50 for an adult in a systemwide facility and $4.69 for an adult on active parole supervision.
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, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 697 Board of Pardons and Paroles
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, MGol, AMr, DGI
JMc, MGol, AMr, DGI