LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 15, 2025 TO: Honorable Matt Shaheen, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB5115 by Shaheen (Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced The bill would expand conduct constituting and increase penalties for the offense of election fraud. 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, FV, DGI, WP, AMr
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Matt Shaheen, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB5115 by Shaheen (Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Matt Shaheen, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB5115 by Shaheen (Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
Honorable Matt Shaheen, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Honorable Matt Shaheen, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB5115 by Shaheen (Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
HB5115 by Shaheen (Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
The bill would expand conduct constituting and increase penalties for the offense of election fraud. 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.
The bill would expand conduct constituting and increase penalties for the offense of election fraud. 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, FV, DGI, WP, AMr
JMc, FV, DGI, WP, AMr