LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 24, 2005

TO:
Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB561 by Carona (Relating to the procedure for determining the incompetency of a defendant to stand trial.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would make adjustments to the required procedures for determining the incompetency of a defendant to stand trial. One of the changes would be to authorize a court to conduct hearings by means of an electronic broadcast system. The other proposed changes are administrative in nature. The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JOB, KJG, DLBa