LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 12, 2003

TO:	Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB188 by Lindsay (Relating to the public sale of certain real property; providing penalties.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would add new sections to Chapter 34 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code and to Chapter 34 of the Tax Code relating to eligibility standards for participation in the public sale of certain real property.

The bill would require persons bidding on real property at court-ordered public sales or tax sales to obtain a written statement from the county assessor-collector where the sale occurs stating that the person did not owe delinquent property taxes to that county or to a school district having territory in that county.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	304 Comptroller Of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:	JK, JO, DLBa, WP, BR