LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 17, 2025 TO: Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1021 by Huffman (Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1021, As Introduced: a positive impact of $270,578 through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact toGeneral Revenue Related Funds2026$252027$270,5532028($9,484,164)2029($20,233,682)2030($20,153,299)All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund12026$252027$270,5532028($9,484,164)2029($20,233,682)2030($20,153,299) Fiscal AnalysisThe bill would remove eligibility for judge-ordered community supervision for a defendant adjudged guilty of the offense of stalking.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 17, 2025
TO: Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1021 by Huffman (Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1021 by Huffman (Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking.), As Introduced
Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1021 by Huffman (Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking.), As Introduced
SB1021 by Huffman (Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1021, As Introduced: a positive impact of $270,578 through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1021, As Introduced: a positive impact of $270,578 through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
2026 $25
2027 $270,553
2028 ($9,484,164)
2029 ($20,233,682)
2030 ($20,153,299)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
2026 $25
2027 $270,553
2028 ($9,484,164)
2029 ($20,233,682)
2030 ($20,153,299)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would remove eligibility for judge-ordered community supervision for a defendant adjudged guilty of the offense of stalking.
Methodology
Population trends based on the January 2025 Biennial Report on Adult Criminal Justice Populations Fiscal Years 2018 to 2030 were analyzed to determine the number of individuals who would no longer be eligible for community supervision under the bill's provisions and instead would likely be admitted into a state correctional facility.Based on the Biennial Report, the uniform cost per day for an adult incarcerated in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice systemwide facility was $86.50. In fiscal year 2024, there were 163 individuals who likely would have been admitted into a state correctional facility instead of being placed on community supervision under the bill's provisions for an offense of stalking. Differences in the average time between offense and admission to a state correctional institution as opposed to placement onto community supervision results in an initial savings by removing people from supervision, followed by a cost beginning in the third year due to increased entries into a state correctional facility. The initial savings are estimated based on the state uniform costs per day for an adult on felony community supervision ($2.44) and on misdemeanor community supervision ($0.70).
Local Government Impact
While the fiscal impact to units of local government cannot be determined, it would be contingent on costs associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement related to stalking offenses.
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