TO: | Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3723 by Woolley (Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Harris County and the preference given by the district court to domestic violence cases.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2010 | ($93,640) |
2011 | ($102,153) |
2012 | ($102,153) |
2013 | ($102,153) |
2014 | ($102,153) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Judicial Fund 573 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 |
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2010 | ($93,640) | ($51,651) | 1.0 |
2011 | ($102,153) | ($56,347) | 1.0 |
2012 | ($102,153) | ($56,347) | 1.0 |
2013 | ($102,153) | ($56,347) | 1.0 |
2014 | ($102,153) | ($56,347) | 1.0 |
The bill would amend Chapter 24, Government Code, to create a new judicial district in Harris County, the 476th Judicial District. The court would be created September 1, 2009, and would give preference to domestic violence cases.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
The annual salary provided by the state for a district judge is $125,000, in addition to benefits (state contributions for group insurance and the the Judicial Retirment System) which are estimated to be $33,500 annually. The total annual salary and benefits cost for a district judge is estimated to be $158,500.
Because the court would be created September 1, 2009, the estimate prorates the applicable judge's salary and benefits at 11 out of 12 months the first year the court would be created.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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LBB Staff: | JOB, MN, JP, TP
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