LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 19, 1999
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
Judicial Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2705 by Gallego (Relating to the collection and use of
certain money in the judicial and court personnel
training fund.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB2705, As Introduced: positive impact of $0 through the biennium *
* ending August 31, 2001. *
* *
* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $0 *
* 2001 0 *
* 2002 0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from *
* Judicial and Court Personnel *
* Training Fund *
* 0540 *
* 2000 $4,066,155 *
* 2001 4,127,147 *
* 2002 4,189,054 *
* 2003 4,251,890 *
* 2004 4,315,668 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would adjust the court cost paid on conviction of any criminal
offense from $1 to $2.
Methodology
The $1 court cost generated $4,006,064 in fiscal year 1998 which amounted
to a 1.5% increase over the $3,945,680 generated by the cost in fiscal
year 1997. Changing the cost from $1 to $2 would double the receipts
from this court cost. The fiscal implications contained herein assume
that the 1.5% annual increase continues.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration
LBB Staff: JK, PE, DG