LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 10, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2702, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
          Committee on Judicial Affairs                              By: Zbranek
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2702 ( Relating 
to the payment of certain probate fees.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2702-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
It is expected that the bill will result in a revenue loss to 
counties.  Probate fees in county courts are currently paid 
for services performed by the county court from initiation of 
the action until an order approving the inventory and appraisement 
is filed, or the 120th day after the action is filed, whichever 
occurs first.  After the deadline, there is an additional fee 
for filing and recording documents.  It is expected that the 
loss of these fees would result in a statewide fiscal impact 
of over $2 million annually.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,PE ,DC