LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 27, 2007

TO:	Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3187 by Callegari (Relating to restrictions on the geographic area in which a conservator must maintain a child's primary residence.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Family Code relating to restrictions on the geographic area in which a conservator must maintain a child's primary residence. The bill would allow a court to modify an order requiring the conservator to maintain the child's primary residence in a specified geographic area if the conservator is unable to find suitable employment for a period of at least a year in the specified geographic area or if the conservator is required to relocate outside the specified geographic area in connection with active military service.

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house. If the bill does not receive the required vote it 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, SD, MN