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: HB2299 by Thompson (Relating to communications between courts regarding simultaneous interstate child custody proceedings.), As Engrossed ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** This bill would require a court, where proceedings involving the same parties are simultaneously pending in Texas and a court of another state, to notify the other court of the Texas proceedings and request that the court hold its proceedings in abeyance until the Texas court holds a hearing to determine if it has jurisdiction over the matter. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration LBB Staff: JK, TB, JC, AJ