LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 29, 1997 TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 787, As Engrossed Committee on Jurisprudence By: Gallego Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB787 ( Relating to fees collected by a court of appeals.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB787-As Engrossed Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net impact of $0 to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium ending August 31, 1999. Fiscal Analysis Fifty percent of the fees collected by courts of appeals are deposited to the Judicial Fund 540 and fifty percent are deposited to the Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund 573. Methodolgy Based on Office of Court Administration data and Comptroller's Office estimates, the fee increases would result in increased revenue to the state as indicated in the table below. The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage are estimated as follows: Five Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Probable Revenue Change in Number Gain/(Loss) from Gain/(Loss) from of State Judicial and Judicial Fund Employees from Court Personnel FY 1997 Training Fund 0540 0573 1998 $73,000 $73,000 0.0 1998 75,000 75,000 0.0 2000 76,000 76,000 0.0 2001 78,000 78,000 0.0 2002 80,000 80,000 0.0 Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds: Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative) General Revenue Related Funds Funds 1998 $0 1999 0 2000 0 2001 0 2002 0 Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the provisions of the bill are in effect. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,DC