LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 15, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 3556
          Committee on Judicial Affairs                              By: 
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3556 ( Relating 
to the county courts at law of Hidalgo County.) this office 
has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3556-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
The bill would raise the salaries of the four county court at 
law judges in Hidalgo County to $1,000 less than the salary 
paid to the district judges in the county.  Hidalgo County officials 
estimate the county would incur additional costs of $2,281 per 
judge, or $9,124 annually.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,PE ,DC