LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 21, 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:	HB1836 by Davis, Yvonne (Relating to the establishment of the paternity of a child; providing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would add Section 160.107 to create a misdemeanor offense for a mother to sign an Acknowledgment of Paternity or maintain a proceeding to establish paternity of a man she knows is not the father, with a minor exception. The bill amends Section 160.636 to compel the mother of a child to reimburse a man for support paid if the mother knew the man was not the father. The bill adds Section 160.6365 which would compel the mother to pay all or half of the genetic test costs in cases where the mother seeks to establish the parentage.

The Office of the Attorney General anticipates any legal work resulting from the passage of this bill could be reasonably absorbed with current resources.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

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

LBB Staff:

JOB, LB, MS, KJG