LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session March 8, 2001 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SJR3 by Duncan (Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for gubernatorial appointment to fill vacancies in the offices of appellate justices and judges and for nonpartisan retention elections for those justices and judges.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated, * * other than the cost of publication. * * * * The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $80,000. * ************************************************************************** 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