LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
March 2, 1997
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair IN RE: House Joint Resolution
No. 24
Committee on Judicial Affairs By: Thompson
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HJR24 ( Proposing
a constitutional amendment granting the supreme court jurisdiction
to answer questions of law certified from the court of criminal
appeals and granting the court of criminal appeals) this office
has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HJR24-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(71,000) 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 joint resolution proposes a constitutional
amendment granting the supreme court jurisdiction to answer
questions of law certified from the court of criminal appeals
and granting the court of criminal appeals jurisdiction to answer
questions of law certified from the supreme court. The voters
would vote on the amendment on November 4, 1997.
Fiscal Analysis
The Secretary of State reports that the office must prepare,
translate and publish the explanatory statement and send the
Spanish mail out.
Methodolgy
The Secretary of State estimates the cost at $71,000.
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 ($71,000) 0.0
1998 0.0
2000 0.0
2001 0.0
2002 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 ($71,000)
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
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: 307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,DC