LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 23, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Juan Hinojosa, Chair, House Committee on
               Criminal Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1102  by Hinojosa (relating to the liability of a
               criminal defendant and the defendant's sureties on a
               personal bond or bail bond and to certain procedures in
               connection with a bond forfeiture.), Committee Report
               1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
Counties contacted indicated that implementation of the provisions of the
bill would result in revenue loss of about 25 percent of bond
forfeitures annually.  For Dallas County, that would be a loss of
approximately $604,167.  Additionally, Dallas County's budget office
indicated there would be the need to hire an additional FTE to check on
whether or not the principals had been arrested during the applicable
10-month period, adding an annual cost of $40,000.

Brazos County estimated an annual revenue loss of $62,160; Denton County,
a loss of $117,600; Fort Bend County a loss of $168,000; and Travis
County projected an annual loss of between $210,000 and $252,000.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, JC, DW