LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session February 13, 1999 TO: Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, SenateCommittee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB158 by Luna,Gregory (Relating to the creation of three county courts at law in Bexar County.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact The bill would create County Courts at Law numbers 10, 11, and 12 in Bexar County effective September 1, 1999. One court would give preference to civil cases, the other two would give preference to criminal cases. The annual operating cost for the civil court would be $131,130. The annual operating cost for each criminal court would be $403,314. Bexar County would have a one-time capital cost of $3,511,830. Each criminal court would generate $549,102 annually. The civil court would not generate additional revenue because this revenue currently is being generated by the auxillary court that would be converted into the new civil County Court at Law. Information on the capital and operating costs of the courts and estimates on court revenue generation were provided by the Bexar County Courts Administration office. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, TL, DG