LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 25, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2837
          Committee on Judicial Affairs                              By: Thompson
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2837 ( Relating 
to the imposition and collection of additional court costs in 
certain counties and to the salaries of certain statutory county 
court judges.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2837-As Introduced
         
The bill would delete the court costs and fees collected under 
Section 51.702 of the Government Code that are deposited to 
the Judicial Fund and remitted to the county's general fund.
         

         
 
          
The bill would be a revenue loss to the 59 counties who participate 
in collecting the fees under Sec. 51.702 of the Government Code 
and who receive a corresponding state contribution.  This amount 
was $25,000 per county court at law judge in fiscal year 1996.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,PE ,DC