LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                                May 1, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB785  by Wentworth (Relating to autopsy reports.), As
               Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
Since current law provides a fee for a copy of an autopsy report of only
$5, and the bill would allow counties to charge a maximum fee of $25 for
the autopsy report, counties would likely receive increased revenues as a
result of the bill's enactment.  The amount of additional revenue would
depend on the number of autopsy reports requested by authorized persons
and the exact fee the county would choose to impose.

Two counties provided estimates of the fiscal impact of the bill.  Travis
County indicated that the bill would generate approximately $32,000 in
additional annual revenue.  Brazos County indicated that imposing the $25
fee would produce about $4,700 in additional revenue per year.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, MD, SD, TL