Supplement: TX HB314 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Fiscal Note (Introduced)
For additional supplements on Texas HB314 please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Relating to prohibiting the death penalty for a defendant whose conviction is based solely on certain evidence.
Status: 2023-03-07 - No action taken in committee [HB314 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB314-Fiscal_Note_Introduced_.html
Bill Title: Relating to prohibiting the death penalty for a defendant whose conviction is based solely on certain evidence.
Status: 2023-03-07 - No action taken in committee [HB314 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB314-Fiscal_Note_Introduced_.html
| TO: |
Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: |
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
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| IN RE: |
HB314 by Toth (Relating to prohibiting the death penalty for a defendant whose conviction is based solely on certain evidence.), As Introduced |
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would prohibit the death penalty for a defendant who is found guilty in a capital felony case based solely on a single eyewitness testimony without any corroborating evidence.
The Office of Capital and Forensic Writs anticipates undetermined cost savings to the state court system as a result of a reduction in capital murder cases where the death penalty is sought. The Office of Court Administration anticipates no significant fiscal impact to the state court system.
It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
| Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 215 Office of Capital and Forensic Writs, 696 Department of Criminal Justice |
| LBB Staff: | JMc, DDel, LBO, MGol |
