Supplement: TX HB1398 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Fiscal Note (Introduced)

For additional supplements on Texas HB1398 please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Relating to the verification of the veteran status of prisoners confined in county jails.

Status: 2021-03-15 - Left pending in committee [HB1398 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB1398-Fiscal_Note_Introduced_.html
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 14, 2021

TO:
Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1398 by White (Relating to the verification of the veteran status of prisoners confined in county jails.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code as it relates to the verification of the veteran status of persons confined in county jails. The bill would also require county sheriffs to submit a daily report to the Texas Veterans Commission. It is assumed that the costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. 

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
403 Veterans Commission, 409 Commission on Jail Standards, 696 Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff:
JMc, SLE, KFB, kvel
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