LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 27, 1999 TO: Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB507 by Wohlgemuth (Relating to the assessment of court costs for certain offenses to finance child health and safety programs in municipalities.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact The bill would require municipalities to collect an additional court cost of $25 for certain offenses occurring within a school crossing zone. Municipalities with populations over 400,000 already collect this additional court cost. As an example, the City of San Antonio reports current annual collections of $229,000 in such court costs. The bill would result in additional revenues to municipalities, depending on the number of offenses occurring within a school crossing zone. The Town of Addison expects that the bill would result in additional revenues of $11,500 per year. The City of Denton anticipates an additional $4,000 per year. The City of Farmers Branch expects that the amount of additional revenue generated by the bill would not be significant. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller Of Pub Accts LBB Staff: JK, MD, TL