LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 24, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on
               State Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB785  by Wentworth (Relating to autopsy reports.), As
               Introduced
  
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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 require counties to charge a minimum of $15 and a
maximum 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 within the specified range.

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:   
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, TL