LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 3, 2007

TO:	Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Insurance
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1245 by Taylor (Relating to the venue for certain crimes regarding insurance fraud.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the venue for certain crimes regarding insurance fraud.  The bill would provide that insurance fraud offenses be prosecuted in counties as proposed in the bill.  To the extent the bill would result in fewer cases being prosecuted by the Public Integrity Unit of Travis County, which receives state funding for this purpose, no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 

 

The bill would take effect September 1, 2007. 

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council

LBB Staff:

JOB, JRO, ZS, TB, KJG