COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 4736-01
Bill No.: SB 1348
Subject: Prisons and Jails; Crimes and Punishment
Type: Original
Date: March 15, 2004
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| General Revenue | More than $100,000 | More than $100,000 | More than $100,000 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
More than $100,000 | More than $100,000 | More than $100,000 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 4 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Office of the State Public Defender assume the proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agency.
Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on the courts.
Officials from the Office of Prosecution Services assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on prosecutors.
Officials from the Department of Corrections (DOC) assume the proposal would result in a savings to their department. The DOC cannot predict the amount of potential savings, as the reduction in sentences would be at the discretion of the Board of Probation and Parole. DOC assumes the savings would be more than $100,000 per fiscal year.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| GENERAL REVENUE FUND | |||
| Savings - Department of Corrections | |||
| Decreased incarceration/probation costs | More than $100,000 | More than $100,000 | More than $100,000 |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND |
More than $100,000 |
More than $100,000 |
More than $100,000 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
The proposed legislation would eliminate the mandatory minimum sentences for those convicted of a felony, except dangerous felons. The proposal would provide that a felon must serve a sentence imposed by a judge, but the Board of Probation and Parole would have discretion to review the sentence and release the offender before the completion of the sentence.
Those offenders sentenced under the mandatory minimum sentencing statutes before August 28, 2004, would have his or her sentence reviewed by the Board. The Board would have discretion to release such an offender before the end of his or her sentence.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Office of State Courts Administrator
Department of Corrections
Office of Prosecution Services
Office of the State Public Defender
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
March 15, 2004