LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 23, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1244  by Berman (Relating to fetal pain during
               abortion; providing a penalty.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The Office of Court Administration indicates the bill would have no
fiscal impact on the agency.  The Department of Health indicates any
cost it would incur associated with 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:   501   Texas Department of Health, 212   Office of
                   Court Administration
LBB Staff:         JK, RB, RM