LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  February 20, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Keith Oakley, Chair            IN RE:  House Joint Resolution
                                                                No. 18
          Committee on Public Safety                              By: West, George "Buddy"
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HJR18 ( Proposing 
a constitutional amendment to allow peace officers to serve 
as notaries public.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HJR18-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than 
the cost of publication.

The cost to the state for publication 
of the resolution is $71,000.
         

         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   307   Secretary of State
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,CB ,JC