LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                           May 17, 1995



 TO:     Honorable Don Henderson, Chair         IN RE:  House BillNo. 3235,
         Committee on Jurisprudence                           as engrossed
         Senate                                         By: Hightower
         Austin, Texas








FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
3235 (Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of
Polk, Trinity, and San Jacinto counties, to the composition of
the 9th Judicial District and the Second 9th Judicial District,
and to the creation of a judicial district composed of Henderson
County.) 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 create the 408th Judicial District for Polk, San
Jacinto, and Trinity Counties and the 392rd Judicial District in
Henderson County.  The bill would remove Polk and San Jacinto
counties from the 9th Judicial District and remove Polk, San
Jacinto and Trinity Counties from the Second 9th Judicial
Districts.  The Second 9th would be renumbered as the 409th
Judicial District.  The State would incur costs for a district
judge for the 408th Judicial District and travel costs of $4,500
for the 408th Judicial District.  The State would also incur
costs of $102,041 for the salary of the district judge for the
392rd Judicial District.  However, the State would realize a
savings of $7,500 on travel as a result of the changes in the 9th
and Second 9th (409th).  The changes are reflected in the table
below.  The combined cost to the counties is estimated to be
approximately $193,493 annually.    




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 Savings 
          Year       of  General        to   General   
                  Revenue Fund 001    Revenue Fund 001 
                                                       
          1996              $208,582             $7,500
          1997               208,582              7,500
                                                       
          1998               208,582              7,500
                                                       
          1999               208,582              7,500
          2000               208,582              7,500
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
       Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.




Source:   Legislative Budget Board
          LBB Staff: JK, DC, BR, RR