LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 24, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House,
               House of Representatives
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB920  by Goodman (Relating to the adoption of the
               Uniform Parentage Act; providing penalties.), As Passed
               2nd House
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require the Department of Health to: establish a registry
of paternity; incorporate new information it receives from registrants;
adopt a form for registering with the registry; mail notification of
registration to a mother who has provided an address;  notify registant
if registration was not filed on time; and furnish a certificate of
results when a search of the registry is requested by an individual, a
court, or an agency, as specified in the bill. According to the
Department of Health, any administrative costs it may incur in
implementing the provisions of the bill would be absorbed within the
agency's existing resources.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   530   Department of Protective and Regulatory
                   Services, 302   Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, JC, RM