TO: | Honorable Will Hartnett, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1622 by Pitts (Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Hill County.), As Introduced |
Currently, Hill County has one district court and one constitutional county court; the bill would create a statutory court on September 1, 2005. The county would be responsible for the annual salaries of the court's judge, shared secretary/coordinator, and court reporter.
The annual cost for the new constitutional county court would be $214,829 in addition to a one-time expenditure of $2,200 to set up the office. Currently, Hill County receives no revenues from statutory county court costs and fees. The creation of a new court would result in revenues; however, the amount of the revenues cannot be estimated. Hill County's fiscal year begins October 1. The Hill County Court would be created on September 1, 2005; the fiscal impact for fiscal year 2005 would need to be prorated for one month.
Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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LBB Staff: | JOB, LB, ZS, ER
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