LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 16, 1997
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 3560
Committee on Judicial Affairs By: Goodman
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3560 ( Relating
to salary supplements from the state for certain county attorneys
and county judges.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3560-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(1,190,000) to General Revenue Related Funds
through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
The bill would create a $5,000 annual state
supplement for county judges if at least 40% of the functions
the judge performs are judicial functions and would also create
a $2,500 state supplement for county attorneys, other than county
attorneys who represent the state in district court.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would fund a new state supplement for constitutional
county judges who spend 40% of their time on judicial duties.
The bill would also fund a new state supplement for county
attorneys, however, no county attorney would be eligible for
the supplement under the current provisions of the bill, since
all county attorneys may represent the state in district court.
Methodolgy
The Office of Court Administration conducted a survey of the
constitutional county judges. Of the judges who responded,
46.97 percent, or an estimated 119, said they spent 40% or more
of their time on judicial matters.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Five Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) of State
from General Employees from
Revenue Fund FY 1997
0001
1998 ($595,000) 0.0
1998 (595,000) 0.0
2000 (595,000) 0.0
2001 (595,000) 0.0
2002 (595,000) 0.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds
during each of the first five years is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 ($595,000)
1999 (595,000)
2000 (595,000)
2001 (595,000)
2002 (595,000)
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,DC