LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session March 1, 2001 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB723 by Bernsen (Relating to the probate and administration of a decedent's estate.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** The bill would eliminate the requirement of stating the applicant s and decedent s social security numbers on the application for probate, allow a personal representative of an estate to administer certain community property when no community administrator qualifies, and limit the jurisdiction where a claimant can sue when the claim has been rejected by the representative. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, TB, WP, SS