TO: | Honorable Will Hartnett, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3288 by Otto (Relating to reporting of and access to information about civil judgments arising out of certain conduct involving harm to a child.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2008 | $0 |
2009 | $0 |
2010 | $0 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from STATE HIGHWAY FUND 6 |
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2008 | ($250,250) |
2009 | $0 |
2010 | $0 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $0 |
The bill would amend the Government Code relating to reporting and access to information about civil judgments arising out of certain conduct involving harm to a child.
The bill would amends Government Code, Chapter 51 which requires the clerk of a district court, the clerk of a statutory county court or county court at law court to report to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) the name and address of any person the court has entered a civil judgment for conduct described under Code of Criminal Procedure, Section 62.001 (5) or Penal Code, Chapter 22, and the victim or intended victim of which is a child younger than 17 years of age. The bill also adds Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter M, Civil Judgment Record Information, which requires DPS to maintain a central database containing the information required to be reported by district and county court clerks under Government Code, Chapter 51. The bill states to whom information shall be made available to and what information shall be withheld.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2007.
Source Agencies: | 405 Department of Public Safety
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LBB Staff: | JOB, MN, GG, LG, KJG
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