LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 16, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2766, Committee Report 1st House, as amended
          Committee on Civil Practices                              By: Bosse
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2766 ( Relating 
to the liability of a municipality for damages arising from 
its governmental functions.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2766-Committee Report 1st House, as amended
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government 
is anticipated.  However, in some cases, this bill's enactment 
could result in a municipality being exposed to greater liability 
associated with community development projects.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,PE ,TL