LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: HB 633 HLS 24RS 995
Bill Text Version: ORIGINAL
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: April 15, 2024 6:21 PM Author: BUTLER
Dept./Agy.: Supreme Court/Courts/District Attorneys
Subject: Mandatory Drug Testing and Screening in Drug Courts Analyst: Daniel Druilhet
COURTS OR NO IMPACT See Note Page 1 of 1
Provides relative to mandatory drug testing, screening, and assessment for drug and specialty court participation for certain
offenders
Current law requires every person arrested for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances (UCDS) or crime of violence to
be subject to a pretrial drug test for the presence of designated substances as a condition of bail. Proposed law provides procedures for
pretrial drug testing and screening; requires pretrial drug testing to occur within 24 hours of the booking of the person; requires clinical
screening for those persons testing positive for UCDS and considered suitable for a drug court program; requires information and records
obtained pursuant to the proposed law to be confidential with the exception of disclosure to the district attorney or defense attorney;
makes information or records obtained from pretrial drug testing or screening to be inadmissible in civil/criminal actions except for the
purposes of determining suitability for participation in drug court programs; provides that the expenses and costs incurred relative to the
mandatory drug testing and screening to be an approved purpose for the use of opioid funds; removes mandatory participation in pretrial
drug testing for all persons arrested for state law violations; allows a court to suspend, in whole or in part, imposition of execution of a
sentence of a defendant considered suitable for a drug court program; provides guidelines related to objection by district attorneys to
consent to suspensions of sentences under proposed law; provides automatic expungements to those who complete a drug court program.
EXPENDITURES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
REVENUES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
There is no anticipated direct material effect on governmental expenditures as a result of this measure.
The proposed legislation, in part, duplicates the provisions of Act 4 of the 2024 2nd Extraordinary Legislative Session, with the exception
that it adds a provision entitling those who complete a drug or specialty court program to automatic expungements of their records of
arrest and conviction that necessitated their participation in the drug or specialty court program. Because the proposed law does not
provide the definition, procedure, or whether any part of the existing expungement process will be eliminated with an automatic
expungement, there is no anticipated fiscal impact as to workload related to the processing of expungements.
REVENUE EXPLANATION
There is no anticipated direct material effect on governmental revenues as a result of this measure.
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee Patrice Thomas
6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Deputy Fiscal Officer


Statutes affected:
HB633 Original: 13:5304(B)(3), 15:1(C)(3)