LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 16, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Tom Ramsay, Chair, House Committee on County
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB 649  by Flores (Relating to the waiver of filing fees
               for persons of low or moderate income who are buying or
               improving a home.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
A county choosing to waive fees would experience a slight loss in
revenues, depending on the number of filings for which fees would be
waived. The Department of Housing and Community Affairs estimates that
the typical filing fee is about $15.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TL