| TO: | Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB1182 by Watson (Relating to the imposition of an additional filing fee in certain proceedings for the support of the Texas Supreme Court.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $0 |
| 2009 | $0 |
| 2010 | $0 |
| 2011 | $0 |
| 2012 | $0 |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from JUDICIAL FUND 573 |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $217,000 |
| 2009 | $217,000 |
| 2010 | $217,000 |
| 2011 | $217,000 |
| 2012 | $217,000 |
The bill would create the Supreme Court Support Account as a special account within Judicial Fund No. 573 to be managed by the Supreme Court. Under the bill, the court would set a civil suit filing fee not to exceed $50 for suits filed in the Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court. Revenue from the filing fee would be remitted to the Comptroller for deposit in the fund and the Supreme Court would manage the fund for purposes described in the bill.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.
Data from the Office of Court Administration indicates that there were 4,343 paid civil filings for the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. This estimate assumes the Supreme Court would set the bill's maximum civil suit filing fee at $50, and the bill would generate $217,000 per fiscal year.
The fund, account, or revenue dedication (Supreme Court Support Account within Judicial Fund No. 573) included in this bill would be subject to funds consolidation review by the current Legislature.
| Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, MN, ZS, TB, KJG
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