LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
April 25, 1995
TO: Honorable Tom Craddick, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2185
Committee on Ways & Means By: Romo
House of Representatives
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
2185 (Relating to the assessment of court costs for certain
criminal offenses.) this office has determined the following:
The bill would repeal 10 court fees and replace them with uniform
court fees. The proposed fees would be $70 for felonies
convictions, $50 for Class A and Class B misdemeanors, and $35
for Class C misdemeanors and similar offenses. Counties would
remit $7.50 of each fee collected to the Comptroller and retain
the remainder. Revenue received by the State would be allocated
to various accounts in the General Revenue Fund.
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 Revenue Probable Revenue Probable Revenue
Year Loss to the Loss Loss
General Revenue to the General to the General
Fund 001 Revenue Fund - Revenue Fund -
Consolidated Dedicated
1996 $5,983,000 $21,001,000 $27,016,000
1997 5,983,000 21,001,000 27,016,000
1998 5,983,000 21,001,000 27,016,000
Fiscal Probable Revenue
Year Gain to Local
Governments
1996 $54,000,000
1997 54,000,000
1998 54,000,000
1999 5,983,000 21,001,000 27,016,000 54,000,000
2000 5,983,000 21,001,000 27,016,000 54,000,000
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
Source: Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, RS, DF