LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 17, 2019

TO:
Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
 
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director
Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1159 by Price (Relating to the acknowledgment of a written instrument on behalf of a limited liability company.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to provide in the definition of acknowledgement in an acknowledgement form, that a member, manager, or authorized officer of a limited liability company personally appeared before the officer taking the acknowledgement and acknowledged executing the instrument as the act of the limited liability company.
 
The bill would provide a short form certificate of acknowledgement for a limited liability company.
 
Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished using existing resources.
 
The bill would take effect September 1, 2019.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
LBB Staff:
WP, SLE, MW, DA