LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 4, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
               Judicial Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1256  by Ellis, Dan (Relating to employment as a peace
               officer while serving as a justice of the peace.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would prohibit a person from simultaneously being employed as a
peace officer, as listed in Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure or
other law, and holding the office of justice of the peace.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, DB