LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 6, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 1180
          Committee on Jurisprudence                              By: Madla
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1180 ( Relating 
to the liability status of police officers and firefighters 
when they are performing their duties.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1180-As Introduced
         

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
This bill would only apply to the cities of Austin, Dallas, 
El Paso and San Antonio.  The bill would change the liability 
status of police officers and fire fighters performing their 
duties to business invitees.

This bill could result in reduced 
liability to the municipalities affected, since it would allow 
them to subrogate to property owners for money expended on behalf 
of police officers and firefighters.  In a municipality covered 
by a self-insurance program, the amount of money which could 
be saves as a result of this bill would depend on the number 
of cases which could be subrogated to property owners rather 
than paid by the self-insurance program.  Municipalities that 
purchase insurance policies could see a reduction in premiums 
as a result of the bill.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,TL