LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


May 17, 2023

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	HB3161 by Hull (Relating to the duties of a justice of the peace, medical examiner, or other investigator regarding the bodies of unidentified deceased persons and to the control by certain persons of the disposition of a deceased person's remains.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, the bill would increase the workload of local justices of the peace. However, the fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the number of people who would die unidentified is unknown.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 503 Texas Medical Board

LBB Staff:

JMc, DDel, DKN, MW