LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 24, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB534  by Thompson (Relating to the jurisdiction, powers,
               and duties of an assigned statutory probate court
               judge.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would give assigned statutory probate court judges the same
jurisdiction, power, and duties as active statutory probate court 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