LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 13, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
               Judicial Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1041  by Smith (Relating to the jurisdiction of County
               Criminal Court No. 10 of Tarrant County.), Committee
               Report 1st House, as amended
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
The bill would give the County Criminal Court No. 10 of Tarrant County
concurrent jurisdiction with County Criminal Court No. 5 (Tarrant County)
over criminal appeals and appeals of municipal ordinances from justice
and municipal courts in the county.

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives the necessary
two-thirds vote, otherwise the bill would take effect September 1, 2001.

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, DB