LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 25, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable David Cain, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Administration
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1348  by Armbrister (Relating to requiring a court cost
               impact statement on a bill or resolution that imposes a
               court cost on a person charged with a criminal
               offense.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill requires the Legislative Budget Board to prepare an impact
statement for a bill or resolution that proposes a new court cost or fee
or an increase in a court cost or fee on a person charged with a
criminal offense.  The impact statement must show the total amount of
court costs and fees that persons will be required to pay under the bill
or resolution when considered together with all other applicable laws.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, AD