LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 29, 2005

TO:	Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB209 by Goodman (Relating to challenging an acknowledgement of paternity executed by a minor.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would amend Section 160.307, "Proceeding for Rescission," Chapter 160, Uniform Parentage Act, Family Code, extending the challenge period for a minor who signed an Acknowledgment of Paternity to four years after the child reaches age 18 or otherwise emancipates.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council

LBB Staff:

JOB, WP, LB