LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 21, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
               Judicial Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HJR17  by Gallego (Proposing a constitutional amendment
               creating a vacancy in a judicial office if a judge or
               justice becomes a candidate for a public elective office
               other than a judicial office.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, other than the     *
*  cost of publication.                                                  *
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*  The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $80,000.   *
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Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   356   Texas Ethics Commission, 307   Secretary of
                   State
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, MF, SK