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 ************************************************************************** * 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2000 $0 * * 2001 0 * * 2002 0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * 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 * ***************************************************** 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