LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 1, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
               Judicial Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1701  by Reyna, Elvira (Relating to the exemption from
               jury service of certain employees of a business entity.),
               As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would exempt a person from jury service if the person is an
employee of a business entity and the entity does not pay the person
wages while the person is absent from work because of jury service.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB