LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 31, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Bob Bullock            Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney
          Lieutenant Governor                Speaker of the House
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2837 ( Relating 
to certain filing fees and salaries of judges in the statutory 
county courts of certain counties.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2837-Conference Committee Report
         

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
The bill would only become law if S.B. 310, 75th Legislature, 
Regular Session, 1997 is enacted and becomes law.
         
 
          
It is expected that increased costs to counties could result 
from provisions of the bill that would increase the salary of 
certain statutory county court judges by $4,000 annually.  However, 
the $10 increase in filing fees for civil cases would be expected 
to offset most of the cost increases.  
          
   Source:            Agencies:   
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,DC