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: HB899 by Thompson (Relating to a court order for retroactive child support or for the abeyance of the enforcement of child support arrearages.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** The bill would create a presumption that a court order limiting the amount of retroactive child support to an amount not to exceed the total amount of support that would have been due for the four years preceding the filing of the petition is reasonable and in the best interest of the child. The bill also authorizes the court with the agreement of the Title IV-D agency to hold in abeyance the enforcement of any arrearages, including interest, which has been assigned to the IV-D agency if the obligor complies with certain requirements. Though these provisions may limit to some extent the amount of arrearages which could be collected by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), the OAG indicates that there will be no fiscal impact. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General LBB Staff: JK, TB, AJ