LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session May 18, 1995 TO: Honorable Don Henderson, Chair IN RE: Committee Substitute Committee on Jurisprudence for Senate HouseBill No. Austin, Texas 3203 By: Puente FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No. 3203 (Relating to the election of municipal court of record judges in San Antonio) this office has determined the following: The bill would establish provisions for the election of 10 full- time municipal court of record judges and the appointment of part-time municipal court of record judges for the City of San Antonio. The bill would require the City of San Antonio, by charter, to have an election for 10 full-time municipal court of record judges from single-member districts. The bill would require the judges to live within the districts from which they are elected and would require the city council to base the districts on the boundaries of city council districts. Terms of service would be for four years. The bill would require the city council to appoint part-time municipal court of record judges. The part-time judges would serve at the will of the majority of the full-time judges and would not serve a term. A vacancy in the office of a part-time judge would be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Currently there are 10 full-time judges and six part-time judges working in municipal courts of record in San Antonio. This estimate assumes that the bill would not authorize 20 full-time judges, but would replace the existing 10 full-time judges elected from single-member districts. Unless more than 6 part- time judges are hired under the provisions of this bill, there would be no fiscal implication to the City of San Antonio for judges salaries. No fiscal implication to the state or units of local government is anticipated. Source: LBB Staff: JK, BR, RR