LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  March 6, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 259
          Committee on Judicial Affairs                              By: West, George "Buddy"
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB259 ( Relating 
to municipal courts of record in Odessa.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB259-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
The bill would allow the City of Odessa to expand the jurisdiction 
of its municipal courts and appoint rather than elect the municipal 
court judges.  Under certain conditions, the municipal court 
would have concurrent jurisdiction with a justice of the peace. 
 The bill would require the city to pay additional operating 
costs associated with its court of record designation and to 
pay salary costs for any additional staff.  

The cost to 
the City of Odessa of implementing the provisions of the bill 
would be approximately $37,000 in FY 1998 and approximately 
$23,000 annually thereafter.  
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,PE ,DC