Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB478 by Carona (Relating to personal information contained in certain decrees and orders in family law proceedings.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Family Code relating to certain personal information contained in certain decrees and orders in family law proceedings. The bill limits the type of sensitive information that can appear in a decree of dissolution of marriage. To the extent the bill would amend court procedures, the change is not anticipated to increase the workload of the courts or require additional resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General