LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                                May 4, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House,
               House of Representatives
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB261  by Ritter (Relating to the transfer of a defendant
               from county jail to the institutional division of the
               Texas Department of Criminal Justice pending an appeal
               by the defendant.), As Passed 2nd House
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.

The sheriff's offices in El Paso, Harris, Tarrant, and Travis counties
were contacted regarding the local fiscal impact of the bill.
  
  
Source Agencies:   409   Texas Commission on Jail Standards, 696   Texas
                   Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, VS, DB