LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 15, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
               Judicial Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2294  by Naishtat (Relating to the exemption of certain
               persons from jury service.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would amend the Government Code to allow an exemption from petit
juror service for persons who have legal custody of a child younger than
12 years of age where the person's service on the jury requires leaving
the child without adequate supervision.  The current law allows this
exemption for persons with legal custody of a child younger than 10
years of age.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB