LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 18, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB869  by Lindsay (Relating to incapacitated persons,
               wards, and former wards.), Committee Report 1st House,
               Substituted
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill would provide that the sheriff or other officer shall personally
serve a citation to appear and answer the application for guardianship
on a proposed ward's spouse if the whereabouts of the spouse are known
or can be reasonably ascertained.  Further, the bill would provide
requirements for providing notice.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, SS