LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
                                Revision 1
  
                               May 10, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
               Judicial Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB 2822  by Deshotel (Relating to the fees charged by a
               county clerk for probate
               filings), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
The bill would replace certain per page probate filing and recording fees
with per filing fees, regardless of the number of pages filed. There
could be a revenue gain or a loss to counties, depending on the number of
filings and the number of pages filed.

Denton, Jefferson and Williamson Counties were contacted and anticipate
no significant fiscal impact as a result of the bill's enactment.

Harris County estimates an annual revenue loss of $84,000 per year.
Tarrant County anticipates a loss in revenue of $30,000 per year.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, TL, PE