LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 30, 2009

TO:
Honorable David Dewhurst , Lieutenant Governor, Senate
Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB4424 by Hernandez (Relating to operations fees and child support service fees assessed by domestic relations offices. ), Conference Committee Report

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Family Code to authorize an administering entity of a domestic relations office to collect an operations fee or child support service fee on the filing of a motion for modification or motion for enforcement. Under current statute, the fees are collected at the time the original suit is filed.

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house. If the bill does not receive the votes required to pass, the bill would take effect September 1, 2009.


Local Government Impact

The authorized amount of an operations fee is no more than $15 and the authorized amount of a service fee is not more than $36. The total amount of fees collected is retained by the counties. The revenue gain from collecting fees for a motion for modification or a motion for enforcement would vary by county and would depend on the number of motions filed.


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JOB, TP, MN