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:  HB1715  by Thompson (Relating to the authority of certain
               county judges to engage in the private practice of law.),
               As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would allow a county judge who is licensed to practice law in
this state to engage in the private practice of law, except that the
judge may not appear or plead as an attorney in the judge's court or in
any court in this state over which the judge's court exercises appellate
jurisdiction.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, DB