LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 11, 1997 TO: Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1962, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Committee on Civil Practices By: Howard House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1962 ( Relating to alternative dispute resolution systems established by counties.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1962-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would allow Harris County and counties adjacent to Harris County to apply a $10 mediation fee to civil cases filed in justice of the peace courts, allowing such counties to increase revenues. The extent to which revenues could be increased would depend on the number of civil cases filed in justice of the peace courts in a year. Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,TL