LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 2, 1997 TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2309 Committee on Judicial Affairs By: Thompson House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2309 ( Relating to the fees charged by the Justices of the Peace.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2309-As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. The bill would set the fee charged by justices of the peace for the issuance of certain documents at $1 for the first page and $.25 for each additional page. Since justice of the peace courts currently are limited to $.10 per page, it is expected that these courts would be able to recover a greater portion of the costs associated with providing copies to the public. Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,TL