TO: | Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3289 by Berman (Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Smith County.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2010 | $0 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $0 |
2013 | $0 |
2014 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from Judicial Fund 573 |
Probable Revenue Gain from Judicial Fund 573 |
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2010 | ($75,000) | $75,000 |
2011 | ($75,000) | $75,000 |
2012 | ($75,000) | $75,000 |
2013 | ($75,000) | $75,000 |
2014 | ($75,000) | $75,000 |
The bill would amend the Government Code to create a new County Court at Law in Smith
The annual recurring cost to the state would be $75,000 from Judicial Fund No. 573. Under current law, the state provides a county-court-at-law judge a salary supplement an amount equal to 60 percent of the state salary of a district judge ($75,000).
Also, the salary supplement program for county court at law judges is funded from fees and court costs collected by county courts at law statewide and deposited into the Judicial Fund No. 573. This estimate assumes that the County Court at Law in Smith
Due to a three percent annual increase during this time period, operating costs are estimated at $15,400 in fiscal 2010, and rise to $17,082 in 2014. Judicial expenses are estimated at $109,000 in fiscal 2010, and rise to $122,680 in 2014.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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LBB Staff: | JOB, MN, JP
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