LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                          March 2, 1995



 TO:     Honorable Todd A. Hunter, Chair        IN RE:  House Bill No. 1391
         Committee on Civil Practices                   By: Place
         House of Representatives
         Austin, Texas






FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1391 (relating to free trial transcripts for appeals in which an
affidavit of inability to pay costs has been filed) this office
has determined the following:

The bill would require a court clerk to provide a free transcript
of the statement of facts on appeal if an affadavit of inability
to pay the cost of the appeal was filed, the trial judge finds
the appeal is not frivolous, and the statement of facts is needed
to decide the issue presented on appeal.


No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

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


Source:
          LBB Staff: JK, DC, RR