LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 22, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House,
               House of Representatives
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1659  by Ritter (relating to the duty of a county to
               notify the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding
               certain proceedings in cases of defendants or inmates
               returned to the county on a bench warrant.), 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 that the county notify the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice if an offender is released on bail or if the charges on
which the offender was convicted and for which the offender was
transferred to TDCJ are dismissed after the offender is transfered to the
county on bench warrant.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   696   Texas Department of Criminal Justice
LBB Staff:         JK, JC