LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
February 14, 1997
TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair IN RE: Senate Joint Resolution
No. 20
Committee on Finance By: Brown
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SJR20 ( Proposing
a constitutional amendment relating to the creation of a judicial
compensation commission.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SJR20-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.
Fiscal Analysis
The resolution would propose a constitutional amendment to create
a judicial compensation commission. If the constitutional amendment
passes and a judicial compensation commission is established,
it is estimated that actual expenses for commission members
will be approximately $5,000 annually. Under the provisions
of the enabling legislation, SB328, Commission members will
not receive a salary but will be compensated for expenses.
The cost to implement the provisions of the resolution would
be the cost of publication for the Secretary of State's office
and the cost for actual expenses incurred by the commission
members.
Methodolgy
The Secretary of State's Office provided the $71,000 cost of
publication for the constitutional amendment and the Commission
on Judicial Efficiency estimates the annual cost of expenses
for the commission members will be approximately $5,000.
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
Savings/(Cost)
from General
Revenue Fund
0001
1998 ($71,000)
1998 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 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:
LBB Staff: JK ,RR ,DC