LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  March 26, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Allen Place, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 1553
          Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence                              By: Yarbrough
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1553 ( Relating 
to court costs assessed for certain offenses to provide funding 
for child safety programs.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1553-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government 
is anticipated.

A municipality that chooses to raise court 
costs on violations affected by the bill could increase revenues 
dedicated to child safety programs.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,CB ,TL