LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 15, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on
               Judicial Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SJR3  by Duncan (Proposing a constitutional amendment
               providing for gubernatorial appointment for the offices
               of justices of the supreme court and judges of the court
               of criminal appeals.), Committee Report 2nd House,
               Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated,        *
*  other than the cost of publication.                                   *
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*  The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $80,000.   *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   307   Secretary of State
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, SK