TO: | Honorable Will Hartnett, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2700 by Crownover (Relating to the appointment of certain judicial offices and a nonpartisan election for the retention or rejection of a person appointed to those offices.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2006 | ($1,056,500) |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | ($730,000) |
2009 | $0 |
2010 | ($1,056,500) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue (Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
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2006 | ($1,056,500) |
2007 | |
2008 | ($730,000) |
2009 | |
2010 | ($1,056,500) |
This bill would eliminate filing fees associated with Supreme Court, court of criminal appeals, court of appeals, and district judge races. The fiscal impact to the state is determined by calculating the
number of positions that candidates will no longer be filing for as follows:
Year 2006
6 statewide positions x 3 candidates x $3,750 = $67,500
23 appellate judge positions (population of 850,000 and under) x 2 x $1,875 = $86,250
24 appellate judge positions (population over 850,000) x 2 x $2,500 = $120,000
139 district judge positions (population of 850,000 and under) x 1.5 x $1,500 = $312,750
94 district judge positions (population over 850,000) x 2 x $2,500 = $470,000
Year 2008
6 statewide positions x 3 candidates x $3,750 = $67,500
9 appellate judge positions (population of 850,000 and under) x 2 x $1,875 = $33,750
8 appellate judge positions (population over 850,000) x 2 x $2,500 = $40,000
124 district judge positions (population of 850,00 and under) x 1.5 x $1,875 = $348,750
48 district judge positions (population over 850,000) x 2 x $2,500 = $240,000
Year 2010
6 statewide positions x 3 candidates x $3,750 = $67,500
23 appellate judge positions (population of 850,000 and under) x 2 x $1,875 = $86,250
24 appellate judge positions (population over 850,000) x 2 x $2,500 = $120,000
139 district judge positions (population of 850,000 and under) x 1.5 x $1,500 = $312,750
94 district judge positions (population over 850,000) x 2 x $2,500 = $470,000
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 307 Secretary of State
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LBB Staff: | JOB, LB, MS, NR, KJG
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