LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 9, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2158  by Thompson (Relating to the acceleration of the
               appeal in certain suits affecting the parent-child
               relationship.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require appellate courts to accelerate appeals of cases
involving the termination of a parent-child relationship.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   212   Office of Court Administration
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, JC, AJ