LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 2, 2007

TO:	Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on Civil Practices
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1677 by Miller (Relating to the prohibition of recovering attorney's fees and costs from natural gas utility customers in certain rate proceedings.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit a court or a regulatory authority from awarding the right to recover from a gas utility customer a party's attorney's fees or other costs incurred in proceedings establishing rates.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

455 Railroad Commission, 475 Office of Public Utility Counsel

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, TL