LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 20, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB618  by Van de Putte (Relating to the eligibility for
               appointment of a visiting associate judge in certain
               family law cases.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would reduce the amount of time that a person must serve as
associate judge to be eligible for appointment as visiting associate
judge.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, AJ