Honorable Ray Allen, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB951 by Estes (Relating to the operation of certain cemeteries using county resources.), As Engrossed
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would authorize a commissioners court to permit a county to use public funds, county employees, county inmate labor, and county equipment to open and close graves in a cemetery that has a grave marker more than 50 years old. The bill would take effect September 1, 2005 and would apply to a person convicted of an offense to which manual labor may be required regardless of when the conviction occured.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.