LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 16, 2009

TO:	Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2473 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the composition of the First, Tenth, and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code to move Walker County from the Tenth Court of Appeals District to the First Court of Appeals District and the Fourteenth Court of Appeals District. The bill would be effective on September 1, 2009, and would not affect any case from Walker County if the transcripts for the case were filed before September 1, 2009.

Local Government Impact

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

The Walker County Clerk of the Court reported that this bill would not require any additional staffing or result in any notable change in costs or revenue for Walker County.

The Clerks of the Court for the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals stated that this bill would have no affect on court costs or revenues. The Chief Justice of the Tenth Court of Appeals said that this bill would require his court to reallocate the fees paid to cover some of the operating costs to the remaining counties in his district, but that the costs would be insignificant.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, JP