LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
March 27, 1997
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair IN RE: House Joint Resolution
No. 87
Committee on Judicial Affairs By: Clark
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HJR87 ( Proposing
a constitutional amendment to allow a person who holds the office
of municipal court judge to hold more than one civil office
of emolument at the same time.) this office has detemined the
following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HJR87-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 resolution would make no appropriation but could provide
the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the
provisions of the resolution.
The joint resolution proposes
a constitutional amendment to allow municipal court judges to
hold more than one civil office of emolument at a time. The
constitution currently does not include municipal court judges
as one of the officers who may hold more than one civil office
of emolument. The joint resolution would require a state-wide
election on the question of the constitutional amendment. There
would be a cost to the state for publication of the resolution.
Fiscal Analysis
The state would incur liability for publication of the resolution
for a state-wide election.
Methodolgy
$71,000 is the standard cost for publication of a resolution.
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 0.0
2000 0 0.0
2001 0 0.0
2002 0 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
If the resolution passes, it is estimated that there would be
some savings for cities who share the expense of a judge's compensation
with other cities.
Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,DC