LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                                May 5, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on
               Insurance
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1653  by Bernsen (Relating to prohibition of disclosure
               of defense counsel's fee statements by liability
               insurers; providing a civil penalty.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   302   Office of the Attorney General, 454   Texas
                   Department of Insurance
LBB Staff:         JK, JO, DE