LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 9, 2005

TO:
Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3199 by Hope (Relating to the terms of court of the 410th District Court.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chapter 24 of the Government Code to reduce the terms of court from four to two for the 410th district court.  No fiscal implication to the state is anticipated, because the bill would reduce the number of grand juries empanelled during the year at the court, which would generate minimal savings to local government. 

 

The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.


Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  The bill would generate minimal savings to local government by reducing the number of grand juries empanelled during the year, potentially reducing the amount of expenditures for delivery, interrogation of potential grand jurors, administration of oaths, and responses to challenges to the array or an individual juror.



Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
LBB Staff:
JOB, DLBa, LB, ZS, TB