LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 19, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
               Judicial Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB212  by Longoria (Relating to the order of preference
               for assigning certain visiting judges.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require a presiding judge or chief justice to follow an
order of preference when assigning visiting judges.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2001.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB