LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
May 26, 1997
TO: Honorable Bob Bullock Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney
Lieutenant Governor Speaker of the House
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SJR33 ( proposing
a constitutional amendment relating to the purpose for which
money in the compensation to victims of crime fund and the compensation
to victims of crime auxiliary fund may be used) this office
has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SJR33-Conference Committee Report
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.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
The resolution would propose a constitutional
amendment to make the Compensation to Victims of Crime GR-Account
0469 and the Compensation to Victims of Crime Auxiliary GR-Account
0494 dedicated accounts in the General Revenue Fund 0001. Currently,
they are statutorily dedicated accounts in the General Revenue
Fund 001.
With one exception, the Legislature could appropriate
money in the two accounts only for the purpose of delivering
or funding victim-related compensation, services, or assistance.
The one exception would be that the Legislature could provide
by law that money in either account could be expended for the
purpose of assisting victims of mass violence, if other money
appropriated for emergency assistance were depleted.
The
proposed constitutional amendment would be submitted to the
voters at an election to be held November 4, 1997. Upon passage,
the proposed constitutional amendment would take effect January
1, 1998.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK ,RR