LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                               May 11, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Ken Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Criminal Justice
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB261  by Allen (Relating to the forfeiture of good
               conduct time of an inmate who files a frivolous or
               malicious lawsuit while confined in county jail awaiting
               transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.),
               As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated. If the number of frivolous lawsuits filed is reduced as a
result of the bill's enactment, a county could experience reduced legal
costs. However, the forfeiture of commutations could result in increased
jail costs to a county.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, MD, TL