TO: | Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB165 by Wentworth (Relating to the regulation of private process servers; providing penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2006 | $0 |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | $0 |
2009 | $0 |
2010 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2005 |
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2006 | ($254,740) | $254,740 | 2.5 |
2007 | ($244,390) | $244,390 | 2.5 |
2008 | ($244,390) | $244,390 | 2.5 |
2009 | ($244,390) | $244,390 | 2.5 |
2010 | ($244,390) | $244,390 | 2.5 |
The provisions of the bill amend the Civil Practices and Remedies Code to require a person to be licensed or registered to serve civil process in this state, and that a civil processor server business must be registered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR).
According to TDLR, the Texas Process Servers Associations estimates the population that would be regulated is approximately 760 business process servers licenses and about 3,000 process server licenses for a total of 3,760 licenses issued each fiscal year.
TDLR estimates that beginning in fiscal year 2006, a $5 per licensee/registrant cost that total $132,000 would be included in other costs to reflect anticipated charges by TexasOnline. This additional cost is included in the renewal fees, which would be take effect in fiscal year 2007, which total $136,400.
TDLR estimates the duties specified would require an Administrative Assistant III, a Legal Assistant II, and one half Accountant II. Salaries for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 would be $31,356 for one Administrative Assistant III, $33,312 for one Legal Assistant II, and $15,678 for one half an Accountant II plus $23,894 in benefit costs.
Source Agencies: | 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation
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LBB Staff: | JOB, LB, DE
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