LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
February 28, 1995
TO: Honorable Keith Oakley, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 523
Committee on Public Safety By: DeLaGarza
House of Representatives
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
523 (Relating to stolen vehicle checkpoints near the Mexico
border; relating to the jurisdiction of a magistrate to hear a
stolen property disposition hearing; relating to certain
information required on a certificate of title.) this office has
determined the following:
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
The bill would amend Subsection (b) of Section 411.0095,
Government Code, to allow a checkpoint to be established if it
was within 250 yards north of a fedrally designated crossing at
the Mexican border.
The bill would amend Section (a) of Article 47.01a, Code of
Criminal Procedure, to allow an offical having jurisdiction as a
magistrate to hold a hearing to determine the right of possession
of allegedly stolen property.
The bill would amend Article 6687-1, V.T.C.S. to add additional
information to the Certificate of Title including: color, body
type, make,style and year model of a vehicle.
The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Probable Cost Out Probable Cost Change in
Year of to Units of Number of State
State Highway Local Goverment Employees from
Fund 006 FY 1995
1995 $134,024 $0 .0
1996 14,825 9,263 .7
1997 0 16,221
1998 0 16,221
1999 0 16,221
2000 0 16,221
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
Source: Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: JK, ML, RR