LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                                May 1, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2557  by Jones, Elizabeth (Relating to the payment of
               certain judgments.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to provide that
a judgment debtor shall prepare a recordable release of the judgment
except that if the judgment creditor refuses to accept payment, the
clerk of the court shall issue a recordable release of judgment.   If
the judgment creditor refuses to execute a release the court may set the
matter for hearing.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB