LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: HB 54 HLS 21RS 577
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: June 17, 2021 10:23 AM Author: EDMONDS
Dept./Agy.: Corrections
Subject: Creates the crime of adoption deception Analyst: Rebecca Robinson
CRIME EN INCREASE GF EX See Note Page 1 of 1
Creates the crime of adoption deception
Proposed legislation creates the crime of adoption deception. Penalties include: 1) a fine up to $500, imprisonment for up to
60 days, or both, if the amount received is $1,000 or less; 2) a fine up to $5,000, imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both, if
the amount received exceeds $1,000.
EXPENDITURES 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE
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 INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE
Annual Total
REVENUES 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 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 INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE
Annual Total
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
There may be an indeterminable increase in SGF expenditures to the Department of Public Safety & Corrections - Corrections
Services (DPS&C) if a person is convicted of adoption deception and the amount received exceeds $1,000. The exact fiscal
impact of the passage of this legislation is indeterminable, since the legislation creates a new crime and it is not known how
many individuals will be convicted of the crime. However, any offender sentenced to the custody of DPS&C increases SGF
expenditures of $26.39 per day per offender in adult local housing and $67.36 per day per offender in a state facility. Any
offender convicted of this crime would cost DPS&C $9,632 annually ($26.39 per day per offender x 365 days) in adult local
housing and $24,586 annually ($67.36 per day per offender x 365 days) in a state facility. The maximum time of
imprisonment is five years; therefore, the maximum increase to the SGF would be $48,160 per offender ($9,632 annually
per offender X 5 years) in adult local housing and $122,930 per offender ($24,586 annually per offender x 5 years) in a
state facility.
There is no direct material affect on the SGF expenditures to DPS&C if a person is convicted of adoption deception and the
amount received is $1,000 or less. This crime is a misdemeanor and therefore these offenders would not be sentenced to
DPS&C, but rather to local law enforcement. Local law enforcement agencies may realize an indeterminable increase in
expenditures associated with incarceration costs. The cost increase will depend on the number of persons convicted, the
minimum sentence an offender serves, and the cost per day for a local law enforcement agency to incarcerate an offender.
REVENUE EXPLANATION
There may be an indeterminable increase in local funds revenue as a result of potential fines if a person is convicted of this
new crime. The maximum fine is $5,000 and the potential revenue will accrue to the local government entities.
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 Alan M. Boxberger
6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Staff Director