LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 5, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Fred M. Bosse, Chair, House Committee on Civil
               Practices
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB254  by Longoria (Relating to remedies for certain
               violations of the Texas Constitution.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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This bill would create a cause of action against state officials and
employees and could result in judgments that the state would be
obligated to pay.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts, 302   Office of
                   the Attorney General, 307   Secretary of State
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, SC