LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 19, 2001
TO: Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
Judicial Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB585 by Brown, Betty (Relating to the creation of a
judicial district composed of Kaufman County.), As
Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB585, As Introduced: negative impact of $(256,028) through the *
* biennium ending August 31, 2003. *
* *
* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $(128,014) *
* 2003 (128,014) *
* 2004 (128,014) *
* 2005 (128,014) *
* 2006 (128,014) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 2001 *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(128,014) 1.0 *
* 2003 (128,014) 1.0 *
* 2004 (128,014) 1.0 *
* 2005 (128,014) 1.0 *
* 2006 (128,014) 1.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would create a new judicial district, the 410th Judicial
District, composed of Kaufman County. The bill would take effect and
the district would be created on September 1, 2001.
Methodology
The bill would cost the state $128,014 per year to cover the salary and
benefits for a new district judge.
Local Government Impact
The Kaufman County Auditor provided an estimate of local costs. Local
costs would include salaries and benefits for ancillary court personnel
and other operating expenses. Kaufman County would have an annual
operating expense of $191,490 per year plus $25,000 for a one time
capital start-up expenditure for a total of $216,490 in FY 2002. In FY
2002 and thereafter, the estimated cost would be $191,490.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, TB, JN