LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                          April 9, 1995



 TO:     Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair    IN RE:  House Bill No. 2801
         Committee on Judicial Affairs                  By: Oakley
         House of Representatives
         Austin, Texas







FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
2801 (relating to the creation of an additional judicial district
in Rockwall County and to the composition of the 354th judicial
district) 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 alter the composition of the 354th judicial
district and create the 406th judicial district to be composed of
Rockwall County.  Rockwall County could incur costs for
supplementary salaries, a court reporters salary and benefits and
other discretionary expenditures of $75,000 annually.   The
fiscal impact to Hunt and Rains counties would depend on the
actions of local officials and cannot be determined.

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 
             Year   of General Revenue
                         Fund 001     
                                      
          1996                $102,041
                                      
                                      
                                      

        1997                   102,041

        1998                   102,041
        1999                   102,041

        2000                   102,041



       Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
 

Source:
          LBB Staff: JK, DC, RR