LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                             February 9, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB294  by Harris (Relating to the appointment of probate
               masters for certain courts), Committee Report 1st House,
               Substituted
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
This bill would provide for the discretionary appointment of probate
masters to statutory probate courts.  The cost to the county governments
would be for the annual salary of each master with additional costs for
capital expenses and support personnel.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, PE